i think thank god we were able to get him out. >> don't give up hope. don't give up. >> cry is what i did. and i prayed. that our baby would come back to me. the way she was when she left our home that day. >> we understand she told one of the inmates she used chloroform to knock out caylee so she could go out. >> go out there and be fantastic or perform horribly. >> i don't think he's going to be at his best. >> happy hunting.

halfway to your weekend. i'm christi paul. sit back, relax. we're going to get you through the news of the day. we start with a florida girl who was brutally beaten outside of her school last month. she's now breathing on her own. 15-year-old josie ratley has been in a medically induced coma for three weeks now. doctors say they won't know whether she sustained any long term damage until she gets better here. josie has another surgery coming up april 28. she's feeling encouraged by her daughter's improvement now. >> right now she's able to move her right side a little bit, which i was really concerned about that. there was no movement at all. and on the left side. and she's opening her eyes. but she's not actually focussed on anything yet and she doesn't follow commands yet. but she's -- she's getting there. >> and police say 15-year-old

wayne tracy kicked ratley in the head with steel-toed boots after she sent him a text message that apparently enraged him. he's charged with attempted murder. west virginia's governor predicts today will be a big day. talking about the search for four minors unaccounted for after a explosion on monday. for the minor's families, hope hinges on his word here. search crews drilled a bore hole and lowered pipes in the hole and banged on them in an effort to contact them. there was no respops, but crews are planning to bore a total of four holes to minimize the threat of another explosion there. they're going to assess whether the air is clear enough to send in rescue crews in the next day or two. 25 minors die in the blast. two others died in the hospital right now. hope is still alive that the four missing minors survived. >> we're hoping that between the

10:00 and the 2:00 we would have more information that would allow them making decisions. once they get the readings and the readings look like it could be good enough for a time period, then they'll be able to plan around that. that was the time we're still hoping between now and 2:00 if the fan gets up, we start getting some readings. they can tell what type of air they're dealing with. and we'll start going to math to how long it will take to get that out and where they can get that back in. >> we don't know yet what caused this explosion. but we do know massey, the company that owns that mine has been cited for more than 100 safety and environmental violations this year alone and it's only april. it's paid record fines. mining families and others in tight knit raleigh county are clinging together and to hope. they know as time passes, the odds are slowly working against

them. >> i have to hold on to that hope even though it may be just from a tiny string or web. i think all of us until we know for sure that we have to hold on to that hope. >> we're so grateful all those people have each other. we're closely following the search for the missing minors. we're going to bring you details as they develop throughout the day. okay, golf fans. the big events of augusta, the masters' par 3 tournament. getting under way for an hour the atlanta journal constitution is suggesting, hmm, probably not. woods may change his mind but right now he's scheduled to play another practice round. a sex scandal, of course, forced him to take a break from golf all together. but one other golfer said that break may not have hurt woods' game. >> i don't think anybody expected him to play in the '08 u.s. open.

he hasn't touched a club for a while. he was injured. he came back and he won. i don't think anybody will question his ability to perform at the highest level even though he hasn't competed in however many months. but from a player's point of view, we expect to see the same player that we've always seen. >> so two-time masters winner expects woods will be in championship form come tomorrow. what do you think? with all that he's gone through over the past few months, is his game going to suffer. joe carter hit the streets to get your thoughts. >> i'm joe carter. this is hln's views from the streets. we're stepping out of the newsroom and on to the street to get your opinion. >> i want to talk to you about tiger woods. >> how do you think he's going to play? >> with all that's gone on, he's going to play well? >> he's the greatest out there. he'll play well. >> he's got a natural talent. >> i don't think he'll be at his best. >> he's going to be out there and be fantastic or perform horribly. >> he's going to come back and try with more now that he's been

disgraced. >> he's a professional. whatever his personal issues are, i don't care. >> it's hard for him because he's going through so much and with the added pressure of everybody else saying all this stuff about him. but give a little more focus, it can try to prove something. >> he's going to go out there and produce. >> i can tell it's not affecting me. >> has this story gotten out of control? oh. >> yeah, i watch espn all day. i'm tired of hearing tiger woods this, tiger woods that. >> everyone makes mistakes. it got out of hand with him. >> he should be criticized for his mistakes. he should suffer the consequences. >> more to prove to society than to make himself relevant and to try to overshadow what he's been publicizeded for, you know? >> why do you think so many people have such strong feelings about this topic? >> we're america. we like celebrities. he's a celebrity. he's done something wrong. >> i wish this country would consider the things that really

mattered. what tiger woods does in his bedroom or someone else's bedroom isn't important to me right now. >> media saturation. people are interested in infidelity. >> people love drama. america loves drama. so tiger woods, it's been a lot of drama. >> i'm joe carter. we'll see you on the street. >> you can get comprehensive coverage of tiger woods' return here on hln. rafer weigel will be reporting live from augusta national all week long. keep it here. the first time u.s. intelligence approved of making an american citizen a marked man in years even if the u.s. government says this man poses a serious threat. should an american citizen be targeted for assassination. your views in a moment.

the u.s. is apparently targeting an american born

muslim cleric to be killed or captured. an war alalaki is a serious threat to the u.s. and plotted against americans. he's believed to be in hiding in yemen. he's not here in the u.s. now, they believe. he's been connected to both suspected christmas day terrorists as well as ft. hood gunman nadal hasan. last month, he called for jihad and is considered an increasingly influential and dangerous member of al qaeda. this is possibly the first time that american intelligence has approved a u.s. citizen as a target for assassination since 2001. so, today, we want your views on the idea of the u.s. taking out one of its own, even if he's a serious threat the government says he is. should he be targeted for assassination? or should he be captured and brought home for trial given his due process. richelle carey is here with more. >> it makes you stop in your tracks.

targeting a u.s. citizen for assassination. that's how we're going to jump in to this discussion. it's a tough one for some people to accept. others agree with the administration that a threat to our security must be dealt with regardless of where he was born. so let's jump right in to this shivaghn wrote this. why put men and women in harm's way by trying to capture him only. his actions prove he's an innocent of the state and should no longer be considered or referred to as an american citizen. now, macy makes a couple of strong points from the other side. macy wrote this -- killing is overboard. if we stoop to that level, we're no better than the terrorists themselves. americans must not let anger control our actions. we must capture him in order to receive information that would be vital for the safety of our country. so that's an interesting couple of points to put in the discussion here. we mentioned awlaki's alleged

link to the ft. hood, alleged gunman, in a doll hassan. that's got ian concerned. he called us from ft. poke, hah l.a. thanks for calling. where do you want to get in on this discussion? oh. >> well, ma'am, i want to start out with the fact that my views of the soldier by no means reflect the united states army or the post that i'm at. but when i was there at ft. hood, the -- the shooting caused a lot of tragedy and things like that in the surrounding community. this gentleman here being recommended for assassination or anything like that put major hasan up to it which in return put a lot of grief for the community and the soldiers of ft. hood. i believe that it's a good thing because the fact of it is we

can't be influenced by error. as a soldier, we're fighting a war against terror. we need to stand up for ourselves. we need to take that out. >> you're okay with the option to -- to kill. okay. thank you for the discussion. i appreciate it. thank you for calling from ft. poke. get a facebook comment in. he might be a u.s. citizen, yes. but he obviously hates this country and that simply makes him an enemy just like any other terrorist. one of our regs, tina, very decisive. i want you to listen to her last sentence. this is what she wrote -- i think there's no reason not to try him for crimes against the u.s. and its citizens. if he ended up in the sites of a cia rifle, i'm okay with that too and it makes me a little sad to know i've become that cold about it. roger wrote this -- it seems we're having more of our own people becoming terrorist against the american people when we have to show the world that america won't stand for this. we're getting started on this

discussion. should u.s.-born suspected terrorist an war al-awlaki be targeted by the u.s. for assassination or as an american citizen abroad. should they be captured and brought back for trial? should that be the only option? call us at 1-877-tell-hln. e-mail cnn.com/hln. the discussion is going on on the facebook page, richelle carey@hln. and some people like tina, christi, do see it as kind of a grey. they had this ideal that they're shooting for, but -- excuse me, bad pun there. but she admits, you know, if she's taken out, she'd be okay with it. >> once you start talking about terrorism, there's a shift in. >> people's yolgss about it. >> very good way to put it. >> thank you so much. >> sure. a 12-year-old boy in washington state making his mark. he saved the lives of two of his friends. listen to this, dalton anderson

and his two buddies were snowboarding over the weekend when an avalanche hit. dalton dug out one of his friends who then called 911 then dug out the other guy. >> there was like two feet of snow on top of his head and it was hard for us to find his head. i stuck my hands under his helmet and unbuckled his helmet. his lips were purple and he had blood coming out of his mouth and blood all over the snow. >> if it wasn't for dalton -- i can't let go of that kid, he's my own son now, part of the family and will be forever. >> what a experience they share now. dalton says he learned what to do in an avalanche, get this, by watching the discovery channel. way to go, buddy. august 1, spirit airlines adding a new fee to its flights. why some travelers who book a round trip flight on spirit are going to have to shell out an extra 60 to 90 bucks.

here's a question -- did casey anthony use chloroform on her little girl so she could go

party. inmates in jail with anthony yesterday she admitted she drugged her daughter so caylee would sleep. anthony pleaded not guilty, remember, to first degree murder in caylee's death. police summary in the interview with one of casey's fellow inmates was more specific about what she used to get her daughter -- what she used, i should say, to get her daughter to sleep. >> we understand she used one of the inmates that she used chloroform to knock out caylee so she could go out and she insinuated that she might have gotten that chloroform from her mother who might have brought it home from a clinic where she worked. she did that to knock caylee out because caylee had trouble sleeping when she wanted to go out. >> medical professionals say chloroform is no longer commonly used at an anesthetic and wouldn't have been available at a clinic like the one where casy's mom worked, by the way. when you thought flying couldn't get more expensive,

spirit airlines is announcing another fee. august 1, so you're aware here. it plans to charge passengers for carry-on baggage. the one-way fee, $45. if paid at the gate. $30 if it's paid in advance. personal items like purses and laptops that fit under the seat, they're free. but for the carry ones that fit in the overhead bins, that's where you're going to pay for it. christmas is eight months away. who's thinking about it, right? clark howard! he already has a prediction about the hottest ganlgtsdgets. >> okay, every spring, i give my prediction on what i think is going to be the hottest electronics item the following christmas. so here goes, believe it or not, i think the hottest item we're going to be looking at is going to be electronic book readers. i think this is going to be the case because this christmas, book readers are going to end up costing probably right around

$100. to this point, you look at the kindle and its competitors, you've been generally in a price point of around $300. that is not an impulse item. you think, how many books you can buy for that $300. but once we hit the $100 price point, it really starts to make sense. in fact, if you fast forward three or four years in the future, i expect that instead of kids carrying a satchel full of books, they'll carry a single book reader. i'm clark howard. for more of my opinions, go to cnn..com/clark howard. ddddd

with west virginia's governor predicts today will be a big day. hope is hinging on his every word. search crews drilled a boar hole more than 1,000 feet to the earth this morning. they lowered pipes in the hole and banged on them in an effort to contact the missing miners. there was no response. crews are threatening to boar a total of four holes to minimize the threat of explosion. they'll assess whether the air is clear enough to send in rescue crews.

22 dies in the blast, two others are in the hospital. in a news conference, joe mansion talked about how the injured miners are doing. >> both miners are still -- still alive. one is doing extremely well. and our other miners in icu. the families have been asking for the courtesy and respect that is very private, a family thing. but i know that there are some reports on one of the miners that might be a more serious -- icu is serious, but he's still a live. >> we don't know what caused the explosion. but what we do know is massey, the company that owns the mine has been cited for 100 safety and environmental vie lags this year alone. we're only in to april. think about this. record fines. now mining families and others in tight knit raleigh county came together and clinging to each other and hope.

they know that as time passes the odds will turn against the men trapped underground. >> i have to hold on to that hope. you know, even though it may be, you know, just from a tiny string or web, you know, i think that all of us until we know for sure that we have to hold on to that hope. >> notice how she talks about all of us. it's so good to see they all have each other, at least. closing through closely following the search for missing miners and obviously as there are developments, we'll bring them to you. a florida girl beaten last month is breathing on her own now. she's been in a medically induced coma for three weeks. doctors say they will not know if she sustained any long-term damage until she gets better here. her mother says josie has another surgery coming up april 28. she's moving. her eyes are opening. she doesn't yet respond to commands but seeing her daughter that way has been so difficult.

>> my life has changed a lot. my daughter is not there when i'm home. i -- i can't really sit down and watch a program i like because we used to watch it together. i don't even go in the kitchen and cook because we do that together. you know, we joke around and when i'm home, you know what i do? i cry in the same bed -- and i pray. that our baby would come back to me the way she was when she left our home that day. >> you can't imagine what that woman is going through. 15-year-old wayne tracy whom you see there kicked raleigh in the head with steel-toed boots after she sent a text message that enraged him. he's charged with attempted murder. one of the preview events for the masters is getting under way in half an hour now.

rafer weigel is at augusta. so rafer, i'm wondering what the buzz is for this par 3 tournament. anyone expect tyinger is going to be there? >> no, nobody did. but you know what? i got handed fresh off of the press the par 3, tiger woods is playing in the par 3 contest. first time that i can remember him playing in this contest here at augusta. he only practiced nine holes this morning. this would explain why he's going to be playing with lucas glover at about 1:00 this afternoon. now, tiger was out here practicing, i came out here and followed him around for a while. and i noticed that the crowds have really grown around tiger woods. they've become more demon straddive, they've become more gregario gregarious. maybe the power of suggestion. they're cheering him more and more. he appears to be feeding off of that energy and enthusiasm. looks as if he's out to win that tournament, not just to make the aappearance. earlier in the week as tiger

made an apology to the fellow golfer, most said it wasn't necessary, some said they appreciated it. >> it was awesome. he didn't have to do it. i don't think anyone personally held it against him. i don't think he set out with any intention of drawing this sort of attention to himself. so it was nice. there might be a few players that are grumpy about it. but we've been answering questions about tiger for 15 years so not any different. >> the greatest golfer in the world, jack nicholas was asked a lot of people aren't giving tiger a lot of chance. nicholas said, you know what, he's not here to make an appearance either. he's out here to win this thing. >> why do you think he's here? i don't think he's here for his health. i think he's here to play golf. that's what he is. he's a very good golfer. it's a -- it's a first major of the year. he's taking large steps to get

his life back in order. and he wants to play golf. i guess he's excited about wanting to play. great for hip. great for the game. >> once again, tiger woods playing the par 3 contest. as far as i know, this is the first time he's ever done this when he's played the masters. now this contest is special just to this tournament. it's when players will come out with their kids, the kids will caddie for them. the really family fun event. no pressure, no prize. out here kind of having a good time with your fellow golfers and their families. and tiger woods is, in fact, playing it in 30 minutes. that's a big deal, christi. >> but you brought something up that intrigues me. his family is not there, right? or are we going to have a surprise today? >> no, his family is not there. that's a very interesting point. and he also didn't come out and say whether his family supports him being here or not. when we asked him on monday. so, yeah, no, he will be -- he will be there presumably by

himself in terms of his immediate family. but i'm sure he'll have close friends out there as well. i'm sure he'll have a lot of fun out there. >> sure, okay. rafer, thank you so much. big news out there today. we appreciate it. susan hendricks tells us how the lyrics in one song help a breast cancer patient keep fight i ing. >> reporter: along with the good times in her family were the bad times, a family history of cancer. her mom died of ovarian cancer after battling with the disease for over three years. >> i'm amazed at the strength she had to do what the doctors told her, to keep trying and to fight. >> strength that is helping her now while she confronts breast cancer. after her mom's death, the family found journals that she kept in treatment. she's using the words for comfort. >> the journal and words that i

have and i hear this song and my mom is here -- she's here with me. ♪ hold your head high >> the song is "fight like a girl" by bombshell. ♪ when the doctor said the cancer spread ♪ >> organizers of the susan g. komen foundation used the song for inspiration of women everywhere. fighting is exactly what keitha is doing. >>. ♪ fight like a girl >> that is one awesome song. now investigators say casey anthony told a friend behind bars something only they and their daughter's killer could have known. details of that admission and the woman who told them about it in a moment.

bob mcdonald has declared april confederate history month. he's the first to commemorate the slave holding states in the union. he's 368-word declaration does not mention slavery. he wants to focus on civil war history. the move has angered some civil rights leaders. mcdonald issued the proclamation to strengthen the position with conservative voters. let me ask you, is it offensive or a celebration of our nation's

history? a lot of people are sharing comments with us on this one. what are you hearing? >> a very emotional topic for a lot of people, christi. so we're going to try to navigate our way through this. we're getting a lot of comments. let me read some facebook comments. we'll talk about it as well. neil wrote this. just history, simply put you can't ignore aspects of american culture because they're offensive. niki wrote this -- what is there to celebrate about treason? it seems many on the right will not be happy until history repeats itself. getting fiery topics. try to share as many as we can both sides. tina is offended. she said simply, yes this, is offensive. james says, what is wrong with this country? it's part of the history that we cannot erase. why hide it. the government intervenes and says it's not allowed. that is ridiculous. i'm not a racist. i have black friends. i work with a lot of black people. it's okay to have confederate

history month. let's talk about this. go to the south. all right. ben is calling us from south carolina. what do you think about this idea. >> i think that it should be more about history because a lot of people overlook the fact that, you know, there was slavery all throughout the world. all throughout, you know, the romans, the persians, the egyptians. i've got black friends and i do not -- i mean, they're great friends. and we're taught black history in school and taught to love each other as people and not to look at people as color. >> are you seeing -- are you saying you're taught black history. you're saying black history month is equivalent to what this would be? >> no. i just think that people -- they should be more taught about how the war was for the confederate side. you hear a lot about how the union soldiers and everything that they had done --

>> mm-hmm. >> throughout american history. and you. >> you're looking at this as a way to get a more balanced view of the war. am i summing that up right? >> i want to see -- maybe there won't be so much bitterness and hatred if people understood a little bit more, they wouldn't maybe think that everything have to do with the civil war is all about racism, even though there was a lot of slavery. >> there was a lot of slavery, ben. i want to get in a a few other phone calls. chris is calling us from west virginia. what's your take on this? >> i think the governor of virginia is trying to stir up some trouble. there is not a lot of republicans in the office. >> you really think so? >> i live this close in virginia. i can go in and out any time i want. i live 15 minutes from it. i took civil war classes all

through high school. they just want to talk about the confederate side. they don't -- they don't want to bring up the slavery part of it because a lot of those people in this area they didn't think of slavery. something they did all the time. >> ben is saying they think this will give people a more balanced view of the civil war. you're saying you don't see that at all. >> if you want to give a balanced view, you have to talk about all aspects of the war. everything, don't leave anything out of it. >> thank you for the phone call. we're just getting started. is the idea of confederate history month in virginia, is that history to you? is it offensive to you? we want your views on the governor's move. call us right now. 1-877-tell-hln. e mail contraction nn.com. standard text rates apply. this is also posted on my facebook page. as always, richelle carey, hln. more to come.

these are compelling pictures i want to share with you right now, live, breaking news out of kansas city, missouri. hundreds of police officers and fbi agents searching a wooded area for a young woman who's been missing for three years. look at all of them, standing in a line getting ready to move forward. cara kopetsky's mother say they're not working on a new lead but trying to rule out a new lead and her disappearance. she learned the area is where the last ping on the cell phone was recorded. kara was 17 when she was last seen by surveillance cameras. the cell phone and bank account has not been used since she vanished. it is compelling isn't it to see all of those people in a line meticulously going through the area. as we get any news as to anything they may find or any developments, obviously, we'll get it to you as soon as possible. did casey anthony use

chloroform on her little girl so she could go party? according to interview transcripts released yesterday, inmates in jail with anthony claimed she admitted she drugged her daughter so caylee could sleep. one inmate told investigators casey said something only caylee's killer would know -- >> there's also something about the day that caylee's remains were found. this is very damning information as well. inmate robin adams who she befriended at the jail said on the day caylee's remains were found, after the jail chaplain had broken the news to casey, she talked to casey and casey told her they had found a child's remains and the child was wrap in a blanket in a trash bag, a black trash bag. but investigators noted that the chaplain at the jail nor anyone else including casey would have been given those details on the first day and they're pointing out the only person who would have known those details, the only people who would have known those details would be the killer and investigator and they

say it looks like guilty knowledge on her part. >> anthony pleaded not guilty to first degree murder in caylee's death. called the smokey mountain. by the name of it, you think it would be beautiful. but it's a mound of garbage in one of of the philippines' poorest cities. >> reporter: for decades this was the face of poverty in the philippines. smoky mountain, the rubbishdom of man ila where tense of thousands of the city's urban poor would sift through 10 million tons of waste each day for their livelihood. the landfill closed in 1990 and its residents moved into government housing next door. now a different type of rubbish is keeping this community alive. >> with help from sustainable project management and international development agency, smoky mountain has its own cooperative based around a recycling plant. it supports more than 500 people including former scavenger ramon

crisostomo. >> my life is better now, i'm still dealing with trash, it's not household trash, it's cleaner track. >> reporter: 120 tons of rubbish is brought to the plant and recycled. last year the co-op made $40,000, a modest gain, but most of the profits went back to the workers. as many people continue to fall through the cracks, the co-op is hoping in time it can extend its program and help other families. >> the difference between what the kids are going to be able to do in their lives versus what the parent his for themselves is going to be a very big difference. >> reporter: and it's that difference that could break the cycle of poverty.

i think that god will get him out. >> don't give up hope. don't give up. i cry and that's what i do, and i pray that my baby will come back to me the way she was when she left my home that day. we understand she told one of the inmates she used chloroform to knock out caylee so that she could go out. he's going to go out there and be fantastic or he'll perform horrible sglee

compelling news stories. we'll get to it today. welcome. chuck roberts "hln news and views." governor manchin predict today will be a big day for the four miners unaccounted for after the monday deadly explosion. for the families, hope hinges on every word the governor utters. search crews dug a bore hole more than 1,000 pete and they lowered pipes and banged on them in an effort to contact the missing miners and there was silence. crews are planning to dig a total of four holes and minimize the threat of another explosion. they'll assess whether the air is clear enough to send in rescue crews. today governor manchin said hope is still alive the four missing miners somehow survived. >> we were hoping that between the 10:00 and the 2:00 wield have more information that would allow them making some decisions. so once they get the readings and if the readings look that they could be good enough for

about what time period then they'll be able to plan around that and that was the time we're still hoping between now and 2:00 as the fan gets up and we can start getting readings and they can start telling what type of air they're dealing with, methane, co, and then you can start doing the math about how long it will take to get that out to where they can get back in. >> they're looking for those cutaways inside the mines. little cubbyholes where miner goes if there's an emergency. we're closely following this search and we'll bring you new details as soon as we get them. a florida girl brutally beaten outside her school is now breathing on her own. she's been in a medically-induced coma for three weeks. they're not sure if they'll sustain -- another surgery is scheduled for april 28th. she's encouraged by her daughter's improvement so far. >> right now she's able to move her right side a little bit which i was really concerned about that because there was no

movement at all and, of course, she's moving the left side and she's opening her eyes, but she's not actually focused on anything yet and she doesn't follow commands yet, but she's getting there. >> police say 15-year-old wayne treacy kicked ratley in the head with steel-toed boots after she sent him a text message that enraged him. he's charged with attempted murder. a surprise from augusta. hln's rafer weigel reports tiger woods is playing in today's par 3 tournament at the masters, first time he's played competitively since taking that hiatus from golf amid a sex scandal that broke after thanksgiving. he was not expected to play the par 3 tournament. he has not done so in many years, but he's promised to be more fan friendly as he makes his return to golf. two-time masters winner phil mickelson expects tiger to be in the championship hunt and in

good format the tournament. what do you think? with all these gone through in the last two months will his game suffer? our joe carter hit the streets to find out what you're having to say. >> i'm joe carter and this is hln's "views from the street" we're stepping out of the newsroom and on to the street to get your opinion. >> i want to talk to you real quick about tiger woods. >> how do you think he's going to play with all that's gone on? do you think he'll play well? >> he's the greatest golfer out there. i think he'll play well. >> i don't think he'll be at his best. >> either he'll just go out there and be fantastic or he'll perform horribly. >> think he'll come back with more now that he's been disgrace happened. >> he'll be wonderful. he's an excellent player and whatever his personal issues are, i don't care. >> i think it will be kind of hard for him because he's been going through so much and with the added pressure of everyone else saying this stuff about him, but honestly it might give him more focus to try to prove something. >> he'll go out there and produce. >> i could care less. it's not really affecting me. >> has this story gotten out of

control? >> yeah. i watch espn all day and syme so tired of hearing tiger woods this and tiger woods that. >> everyone makes mistakes and it got out of hand for him. >> yeah, he should be criticized for his mistakes and he should suffer the consequences, but ultimately, just leave the man alone. >> he needs to make himself relevant and overshadow what he's being publicized for right now. >> why do you think so many people have such strong opinions about this topic? >> because we're america and we like celebrities and he's a celebrity and he's done something wrong. >> i wish this country would concern itself with things that really matter. what tiger woods does in his bedroom or someone else's bedroom just isn't important to me right now. >> media saturation. people are interested in infidelity. >> people love drama. america loves drama. so tiger woods is in a lot of drama. >> i'm joe carter, and i'll see you on the street. >> you've got comprehensive coverage of tiger's return right

here on hln. rafer weigel has indicated he's live at augusta and we'll be hearing from him very shortly. in fact, we'll hear from him all week long. in today's "health minute" susan hendricks tells us how the lyrics in one song helped a breast cancer patient to keep fighting. >> along with the good times and kitha's family were a bad times, a family of history of cancer. her mom died of ovarian cancer after battling the disease for over three years. >> i'm just amazed at the strength that she had to do what the doctors told her, to keep trying and to fight. >> reporter: strength that is helping her now while she confronts breast cancer. after her mom's death, the family found journals she kept during treatment. kitha is using the words as comfort. >> through the journals and the words that i have and when i hear this song, my mom is here. ♪ so hold your head high >> the song is called "fight

like a girl" by country music duo bombshell. ♪ the doctor said the cancer >> they use the song as inspiration for women everywhere. >>. ♪ be strong, and never give up >> fighting is exactly what kitha is doing. for today's health minute, i'm susan hendricks. >>. ♪ fight like a girl .

the united states is apparently targeting at american-born muslim cleric to be killed or captured. the order's gone out. a u.s. official tells our sister network cnn that anwar al all aky is a serious threat against

the u.s. and is plotting against americans. he is believed to be hiding in yemen. he is suspected to be connected to umar farouk mu tal ab. he's considered an increasingly influential and dangerous al qaeda member, possibly the first time american intelligence has approved a u.s. citizen to be targeted for assassination since 2001. it's our your views question of the day, do you think the u.s. should take out one of his own even if he is a serious threat to the government or should he be captured, brought here and put on trial. richelle carey is here with more on what you're saying. >> it is a fascinating question, because when you think about assassinating a u.s. citizen, and people stop in their tracks and try to process a situation. a lot of you think this is a tough call to make. you are outraged by it. let me get in as many comments as i can and we'll talk about it as well. >> as we posted this on

facebook. the day any citizen of the united states has their punishment carried out before their right to trial is the day in which we know that the constitution is nothing more than something you can wipe your behind with and toss it in the toilet. ezra is very, very moved by this and a lot of you are. barry had an interesting take on this and he joins us on the phone calling from pennsylvania. barry, you have the floor. >> caller: thank you for taking my call. i'm very confused here because it seems that this gentleman is accused of doing various things and the administration wants to take him out, but at the same time the administration wants to give the 19 of the 9/11 hijackers a full civil trial with the full constitutional rights at the expense of mine and yours tax dollars despite the fact that 1975 the united states senate committee put a ban on all assassinations. >> so you see a disconnect. you see a conflict there.

so which do you support? which do you think is right? do you support this idea of targeting him? which -- you see the conflict. so which side do you go with? >> caller: i don't think we should assassinate anybody. if this gentleman is being accused of this crime he needs to be brought to trial. he's a united states citizen. we don't shoot our own citizens off hand. he's got the same rights for giving the terrorists and hijacker unless the president has the interest -- >> some people say, barry, on the other side people say that terrorists and hijackers don't have rights and i was trying to figure out where you go. you make an interesting case. thank you. let's talk to robert. what do you make of this? >> caller: i think the man that's been raised in this country and has endured the freedoms we have and to turn on the country is a traitor and should be taken out whatever means necessary.

if it's by a draw, well and good and if it's by sniper rifle and get rid of him because he's creating havoc and possibly taking lives of innocent civilians. >> robert, thank you for the phone call. a lot of people agree with robert's opinion. so we want to know, what do you think about this? is this something to really ponder. the u.s. has said that this al awlaki, pardon me, can be targeted for assassination or he could be brought back for trial. either one. what do you think about this? american citizen abroad being targeted by the cia to be killed. what do you think about that? call us right now at 877-tell-hln. e-mail cnn.com/hln and it is also posted on my facebook page, richelle carey hln and it's posted on chuck and christi's pages as well. this is a discussion worth having. >> thanks. it's time for our "true champion," basketball coach bob

hurley senior has led new jersey to more than 20 state tights and more important to him, his mission to change his players' lives. many are poor and they come from rough neighborhoods, but 99% -- 99% have gone on to college. hurley is one of only three high school coaches to ever be inducted into the basketball hall of fame.

we have a word in just now from the chairman of augusta national golf club has some strong words about tiger woods today. billy payne said tiger woods disappointed everyone with the sex scandal. take a listen. >> as he has ascended in our rankin rankings of the world's great golfers, he became an example to our kids that success is directly attributable through hard work and effort, but as he now says himself, he forgot in the process to remember that with fame and fortune comes responsibility, not invisiblity. it is not simply the degree of his conduct that is so egregious here. it is the fact that he disappointed all of us and more importantly our kids and our grandkids. our hero did not live up to the expectations of the role model we sought for our children. is there a way forward?

i hope yes. i think yes, but certainly his future will never again be measured only by his performance against par, but measured by the sincerity of his efforts to change. i hope he now realizes that every kid he passes on the course wants his swing, but would settle for his smile. i hope he can come to understand that life's greatest rewards are reserved for those who bring joy to the lives of other people. we at augusta, hope and pray that our great champion will begin his new life here tomorrow in a positive, hopeful and constructive manner, but this time, with the significant difference from the past. this year it would not be just for him, but for all of us who believe in second chances.

>> strong comments, billy payne calling the conduct egregious saying tiger will never again be measured by just what he does against par on a golf course including the one he is about to take at augusta. billy payne, of course, as you may remember headed the '96 olympics in atlanta. he said certainly he did not -- tiger did not live up to the role model that everyone expected from tiger woods. comments from billy payne. again, we have learned that tiger is competing in the par 3 tournament right now in augusta, the informal competition held on another course at the actual country club, but not on the course that's used for the masters. the masters itself begins tomorrow. louisiana police say a child was savagely beaten to death because she soiled herself. 20-year-old andrew roberts is charged with killing 22-month-old ruby bolen. the child's death was a result of the violent attack by roberts who was baby-sitting her. here's what the sheriff had to say.

>> he was baby-sitting the child and his own words, was having a bad day. the child used the bathroom on herself and he basically attacked her at that point, picking her up by the feet and slamming her head against the floor repeatedly. at first roberts took the little girl to her grandmother saying she fl off a couch and her injuries were so extensive there's no way the fall could have caused them. last night on the fairgrounds in louisville, kentucky. the pilot, the only person on the plane was taken to a hospital. we're not sure who caused the crash, right there in the fairgrounds where the big arena is. did casey anthony use chloroform on her little girl so she could go party? according to interview, transcripts released by prosecutors and inmates said she admitted she would drug her daughter so caylee would go to sleep. anthony has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in caylee's death. aye an interview with one of the inmates was more specific with

what she used to get her daughter to sleep. >> we understand she told one of the inmates that she used chloroform to knock out caylee so she could go out and she insinuated that she might have gotten that chloroform from her mother who might have brought it home from a clinic where she worked. she did that to knock caylee out because caylee had trouble sleeping when she wanted to go out. >> medical professionals say chloroform is no longer commonly used as an anesthetic and would not have been available at the clinic like the one where casey's mother worked. some people have no shame and that goes for this guy. did police catch him and his cohorts? we'll find out.

west virginia's governor manchin predict today will be a big day in the search for the four miners still unaccounted for after the monday explosion, that deadly explosion. 25 died. for the miners' families hope hinges on his every word. searchers drilled a bore hole and they lowered pipes into the hole and banged on them in an effort to contact the missing miners. there was no response. crews say they'll now bore five holes together, four for ventilation to minimize the threat of another explosion and the fifth to listen for signs of life and then they'll assess whether the air is clear enough to send down crews in the next 48 hours. 25 miners died outright monday.

two others are in the hospital. we don't know yet what caused the explosion. we do know massey, the company that owns the mine, has been cited for more than 150 safety and environmental violations this year alone. >> it has also paid record fines. mining families and others came together yesterday and they're clinging together and the hope that they know as time passes, the odds turn to the men trapped underground. >> i have to hold on to that hope, you know, even though it may be just from a tiny string or web, i think that all of us, until we know for sure that we have to hold on to that hope. >> we are following the search for the miners and we'll bring you any late developments any time they come in. >> a florida girl who was brutally beaten outside her school last month is now breathing on her own. josie ratley has been in a medically-induced coma. they don't if she sustained

long-term damage. joes josie is moving and her ice are opening but she's not responding to commands. gilda ratley says seeing her taughter that way has been difficult. >> my life, it changed a lot. my daughter's not there when i'm home. i'm -- i can't really sit down and watch the program i like because we used to watch it together. i don't even go in the kitchen and cook because we do that together, you know. we joke around and when i'm home, you know what i do? i cry and i stay in bed. that's what i do. and i pray. that my baby will come back to me the way she was when she left my home that day. >> police say 15-year-old wayne treacy kicked ratley in the head with steel-toed boots after she sent him a text message that enraged him. he is charged with attempted murder. in mcallen, texas, police have arrested a 20-year-old man who

attacked a woman with a hammer. a man pretending to be a worker, and that's when the housekeeper was attacked. she was taken to a hospital, but later released. krgv in mcallen reports the man was arrested last night. they're not saying if they think it's the same man in that surveillance video, but it's an active case and they've made an arrest of the 20-year-old man. breaking news out of kansas city. hundreds of police officers and fbi agent, more than 200 are searching a wooded area at 15th and 71 highway. they're looking for a young woman, a 17-year-old high school student has been missing for three years. kara kopetsky's mother says police have told her they're not working a new tip and they're trying to rule out a connection in that area and her disappearance. that's the very area where the last ping on her cell phone was reported. kara was last seen leaving

belton high school in may 2007. a huge surprise at the masters today. nobody expected tiger woods would be returning until tomorrow, but he isn't going wait that long. hln's rafer weigel is in augusta. >> the big news here at augusta national, tiger woods making a very rare appearance playing in the par 3 contest. tiger has only played this contest one other times in all of the times he's played the masters and it's a unique contest to augusta. it's a family friendly event. it's a time for players to bring out their kids, wives, and friends and a time to build camaraderie. tiger woods said his wife and family will not be here specifically for this tournament, but this is a very rare thing that tiger woods will be playing in this contest. nobody expected him to do it, but given that he only played nine holes when he practiced this morning, maybe that was to be expected, who knows?

but when he practiced today the crowd seemed bigger today than they have been in the past few days. the crowd seemed more demonstrative and more gregarious and outgoing and tiger seems to be feeding off of that enthusiasm. it is very clear, tiger is not just here to make an appearance. he's here to win this thing and by playing the par 3 contest he's putting some energy in trying to put up a good face on all of this as well. now back to you. >> all right, rafer weigel, the latest from augusta. the chairman of augusta national had very harsh words about tiger woods today. billy payne said the golfer disappointed everybody with his sex scandal. >> as he ascended in our rankings of the world's great golfers he became an example to our kids that success is directly attributable to hard work and effort, but as he now says himself, he forgot in the process to remember that with fame and fortune comes

responsibility, not invisiblity. it is not simply the degree of his conduct that is so egregious here. it is the fact that he disappointed all of us and more importantly our kids and our grandkids. our hero did not live up to the expectations of the role model we sought for our children. >> billy payne, comments today. the chairman of the masters and again, tiger words competing in the par 3. right now it's an informal competition not held on the actual course the mast sers played on. that begin ones auto formal tournament begins tomorrow and ends on sunday. investigators say casey anthony told someone behind bars only they and the daughter's killer could have known. details of the admigged and the woman who told them about it.

did casey anthony use chloroform on her little girl so she could go party? according to interview trans released by prosecutors yesterday, inmates in jail with casey anthony said she admitted she would drug her daughter so caylee would go to slip. one inmate told investigators casey said something only caylee's killer would know. >> there was also something about the day takeyh lee's remains were found, this is very damning information as well, inmate robin adams whom she befriended at the jail on the day caylee's remains were found after the jail chaplain had broken the news to casey that she talked to casey and casey told her they had found a child's remains and the child was wrapped in a trash bag and a black trash bag. the investigators noted that the chaplain at the jail nor anyone

else would have given the details on that first day and they're pointing out that the only person that would have known those details, or the only people who would have known those details are the killer and the investigator. so that looks like guilty knowledge on her part. >> caylee's remains were found december 2008, six months after she was reported missing. casey anthony, the mom, has pleaded not guilty in the murder of caylee. if someone tells you to climb a tree that might sound good career advice. richard roth, hi, how can climbing a tree help you get ahead? >> reporter: well, new york city and especially its mayor michael bloomberg wants a greening of the big metropolis, new york city and he would like to have 1 million trees in just a few more years, but to do that, they're going to need people to do that and they have a program that also helps people that would need some jobs. to find out about it we had to go up 25 feet. bronx teenager fabian vasquez comes home after a day of hanging with his friends.

they were hang 60 feet in the air. it's all part of new york city's million trees training program. >> as an effort to take kids known as disconnected youth and connecting with employment possibilities and connecting with the environment. it's an environmental program and jobs program. >> reporter: more than 30 young adults participate learning urban forestry and nature restoration. new york city, branching out with non-profit groups and agencies for funding and instructors. >> my rule of thumb is four times whatever this diameter is what you want. >> he's learning the ropes from a world champion climber and tree professional. >> when you start learning about trees you have to know species of trees and how to identify hazards and determine if it's safe to climate all and work in. what they need. there are so many avenues that they have to become profibt at, i find that most people are really enjoying the fact that they never get bored with it.

>> and while tree climbing is physically demanding. it's the mental and emotional challenges that initially need to be overcome. >> i was scared. i was scared. i told him i couldn't do it. that's the one thing they kept saying, stop saying you couldn't, you can. they took me out of the comfort zoem zone, going up. 80, 09 feet. >> reporter: they have to stay alert on the streets of new york and especially 90 feet up. >> especially with this weather and stuff and you'll walk on a limb it's really easy to fall and you have to be careful where you put your foot at. any slip you can fall and you always have to be concentrating on what you're doing and you can't think of other stuff outside work. to do this you always have to keep your mind on this because anything else will mess you up. >> reporter: does the city known for asphalt jungle need to train citizens for green jobs? >> the city parks department manages 20,000 acres of partialingland and 12,000 of

those are -- with our initiative, planting 1 million trees we need a skilled workforce. >> climbing trees, a first step to rising to the top in a green career. all part of new york's million trees program. certainly a lot of trees here, chuck, in historic central park, the largest park here in manhattan and quite an oasis on such a lovely day. >> it is indeed, and get being greener as we speak. appreciate it, we'll be right back.

virginia's republican governor bob mcdonald confirmed april confederate history month, the first time since 2001 the old dominion has committed the cessation of slave-holding union since 1861. it doesn't mention slavery. he wants to focus on civil war history and invite tourists. the move has angered civil rights leaders. the governor issued this to strengthen his position with the conservative voters in virginia. so in your view, is it offensive or just a celebration of our

nation's history? a lot of people are sharing their comments as we speak. richelle, what are they saying? >> this is probably the more popular of the two topics. a lot of people want to get in on this. let me share as many as i can. i got an e-mail from arthur, cnn.com/hln is the address. i believe virginia's governor is a -- he called him a name. -- is a moron, for even considering a confederate day. of course, it's highly offensive, and even if it's not it still will draw a lot of attention from the african-american community. why is he going there? virginia's governor just stirring up a fire storm. hope he's not planning for re-election, virginia's got a huge african-american population. mike, you're in virginia. what do you think about this? >> caller: yes. i think it's highly offensive and the reason i say that is that the governor is new in office and is he's trying to bring people together, and i just think he should have been a little bit more compassionate

that this is a tough subject to cover and that it's going to be really controversial, and i think he could have put his efforts elsewhere. >> okay. controversial, yes t does seem to have been. we've gotten a huge response. mike, thank you. let's talk to sherry, am i saying that right? it's sherry. it's an unusual spelling. >> that's all. >> sherry is calling us from michigan. what do you think about this? >> caller: i think we have a latin history month and african-american history month. they're members of the cultures that make up our country and this is something that has happened with the nation as a whole's history. why can't we celebrate it? we celebrate individual cultures and this happened, right or wrong, it happened and it's important to ak believe something that's important to our nation's history. >> let me ask you this. it is in history books and every child across the country does learn it so i don't necessarily than the question should be should we learn it because

children do learn it already, right? is it highlighting it? >> caller: i grew up in ohio and the michigan area, the team that won is usually the team that most people celebrate. it's respectful to learn about what happened in the confederacy because i remember hearing very little about what actually happened other than slifry and et cetera. the war happened for a lot more than just those reasons and a lot of people died for what they believed in, right or wrong, it still happened in our nation's history and people should be allowed to learn about it. right or wrong, it still happened. >> thank you for the phone call. keep calling. >> caller: bye. >> let me share some facebook comments. barbie wrote this. it's history, like it or not, good or bad. we can still learn from it. we've got a comment now from nancy, i believe nancy's is next. she says those who do not learn from history are destined to repeat it. i'm not sure who said that, but

until we can face what was, we can't shape what will be. how is this different from treason in only in america can you celebrate a regime that directly opposed the country and call it heritage. give me a break. you can't fly swapticcas in germany today and call it heritage. nathan says it's just showing the governor's true colors and his views and what he wants to his state. nothing good came from the confederacy as far as i'm concerned. i think if it's handled tastefully then by all means go ahead. confederate history happened, so why not inform others about it? it was an important part of this country's history. abby says if we don't take the time to learn from our history we'll be doomed to repeat it. would you rather learn about slavery and the confederates or repeat that? hopefully not repeat it. and an e-mail from jeremy says that i personally feel that having confederate history month is a good learning experience for the public. it gives us a chance to give a

few of the history of that era that is not normally given and also allows us to honor the soldiers that died in what they believed in. so that's just some of what you're in." so that's just some of what you're saying. so it's just a simple question of history to you. do you find it offensive? maybe you agree with one of the comments that i just read? what do you think of this move? confederate history? text hlntv. standard text rate apply. or jump into this fiery debate. this discussion on my facebook page, richelle carey, it's posted on chuck and christi's pages as well. >> we need a blue page and a green page i think. tells cnn is a serious threat against the u.s. he's been connected to suspected

christmas day terrorist and nidal hasan. last month he called for jihad against america. he's considered an increasing influential and dangerous al qaeda member but he may be the first american citizen. into you agree with that theory? should u.s.-born suspected terrorists alwalki be brought here for trial? again, you know the drill. 1-877-tell-hln. there's the e-mail address and weigh in on our facebook too. in the past tiger woods played the masters like it was his own backyard, how about now? does he still have game? our joe carter finds out what people on the street think about tiger's chances as he's about to tee it up. 

i think that god will, heaven, will get them out. >> like they say, don't give up hope. don't give up. >> i cry. that's what i do. and i pray. they're my babies. come back to me. the way she was when she left my home that day. >> we understand that she told one of the innates she used chloroform to knock out caylee so that she could go out. >> either he's going to go out there and form fantastic or he's

going to perform horribly. >> happy hump day tow. i'm christi paul. you be your job is to sit back and relax. our job is to make sure that you know what's going on in the world. we're watching west virginia's governor today as he predicts that today's going to be a big day in the search for four miners unaccounted for after a deadly explosion on monday. now for the miner's families, hope is really hinging on his every word. search crews drilled a boar hole. there was no response. but crews now say they're bore a total of five holes. that's an update here. four from ventilation to minimize the threat of another explosion. the fifth to listen for signs of life. so they're going to assess whether the air is clear enough. 29 miners died in the blast. earlier today governor joe mansion said hope is alive that

these four miners survived. >> we were hoping that between the ten and the two we would have more information that would allow them making some decisions so once they got readings and if the readings look that they could be good enough for about what time period, then they'll be able to plan around that and that was the time we're still hoping between now and two, if the fan gets up, they can get some readings, what type of air they're dealing with. methane c.o. and going to the map. >> marchin's most effort, geared toward rescue that the point. we don't know what caused the explosion. massey the company who owns the mine has been cited for more than a hundred safety and environmental violations this year alone. it's only april. think about this. it's also paid record fines. now mining families and others in this tight-knit raleigh county are really coming together. they're clinging to each other, and obviously to hope, but they

know as time passes the odds slowly work against them. >> i have to hold onto that hope, you know even though it may be, you know, just for my -- a tiny string or web, you know i think that all of us, until we know for sure that we have to hold onto that hope. >> always talks in plurals, we and us. they're really closely knit there and we're grateful they have each other but we'll continue to watch this very closely and bring you the details. meanwhile, tiger woods' promised to be more fan friendly, as he returns to golfer for the masters tournament this week, but chairman of augusta national where the masters is held, has some harsh worlds for him. billy payne said that woods disappointed everyone with his sex scandal. >> as he has ascended in our rankings of the world's great golfers, he became an example to our kids that success is directly attributable to hard work and effort.

but as he now says himself, he forgot in the process to remember that with fame and fortune comes responsibility, not invisibility. it is not simply the degree of his conduct that is so egrejious here it is the fact that he disappointed all of us, and more importantly, our kids and our grandkid. our hero did not live up to the expectations of the role model we sought for our children. >> and two-time masters winner phil mickelson thinks that tiger woods will be in true form. is his game going to suffer? our joe carter hit the streets to find out your thoughts. >> i'm joe carter, and this is hln's view from the street. we're stepping out of the newsroom and onto the street to get your opinion. >> i want to talk to you real quick about tiger woods, how do you think he's going to play? >> with all that's going on do

you think he's goi in ing to pl well. >> he's going to go out there and perform fantastic or he's going to perform horribly. >> i think that he'll try to come back with more now that he's been diskbrased. >> he's going to be excellent. whatever his personal issues are i don't care. >> i think kind of hard for him because he's been going through so much and with the added pressure of everybody else saying this stuff about him but honestly it may give him more focus. may try to prove something. >> i want to go out there and produce. >> honestly i could really care less. it's not really affecting me. >> has this story just gotten out of control. >> yeah iwatch espn all day and i'm so tired of hearing tiger woods this, tiger woods that. >> everyone makes mistakes and it got out of hand with him. >> yeah, he should be criticized for his mistakes. and he should suffer the consequences and ultimately just leave the man alone. >> he has more to prove to society to make himself relevant and kind of overshadow what he's being publicized for right now.

>> why do you think that so many people have such strong opinions about this topic. >> because we're america and we like celebrities and he's a celebrity and he's done something wrong. >> what tiger woods does in his bedroom or someone else's bedroom just isn't important to me right now. >> media saturation. i mean people are interested in infidel et. >> people love drama. america loves drama, so tiger woods has been a lot of drama. >> i'm joe carter and i'll see you on the street. >> you can get comprehensive coverage of tiger woods' return right here on hln. our own ravel weigel is reporting live from augusta national all week. you know florida girl who was brutally beaten outside of her school last month is breathing on her own now. such good news here. 15-year-old josie ratley has been in a medically induced coma for three weeks. doctors say they will not know if she sustain idea long-term damage until she gets a little

better here. her mother says another surgery is coming up april 28th and she says she's feeling a little encouraged by her daughter's improvement. >> right now she's able to move her right side a little bit which is i was really concerned about that because there was no movement at all. and of course she's moving the left side. and she's opening her eyes. but she's not actually focused on anything yet and she doesn't follow commands yet. but she's -- she's getting there. >> police say 15-year-old wayne treacy kicked ratley in the head with steel toed boots. he's charged with attempted murder. it may be the first time that u.s. intelligence has approved making a u.s. citizen a marked man. even at the u.s. government says this man poses a serious terrorist threat. should he be targeted for assassination? you've got a lot to say about that.

the u.s. is apparently targeting an american-born muslim cleric to be killed or captured. tells our sister network cnn anwar al awlaki is believed to be hide nen yemen. not on u.s. soil right now but last month he called for jihad against america and said in an audio message, "america is evil." now he's been connected to both suspected christmas day terrorists dumar faruk and we want your eyes on this idea of the u.s. taking out one of its own, basically. if he's that serious of a threat to the government, should awlaki an american citizen be target for assassination or should he be captured and brought home for trial? basically given his due process since he's an american citizen? richelle carey, i know this has really got a lot of people going

today. >> reporter: it does. people are talking about the constitution. all types of concern, christi, so let's start with roger on facebook. it seems, this is what he says -- "it seems we're having more of our own, people becoming terrorists against the american people, and we have to show the world that america won't stand for this." so clearly, roger, roger would sign-off on this on the target assassination of awlaki. tracy's husband is in the military. traci wrote this, she's really disturbed by this. "she says public support for an assassination, what are we coming to? as an american should i be worried?" michael is calling us from california. michael, you were offering up an interesting solution. what's your take? >> caller: well, i think as an american citizen no more than citizen should be denied their constitutional rights and i feel if they have enough evidence to convict him they should try him

inabsentia and enough evidence to convict him for terrorism and a traitor for this country enforce the death penalty at that point and everything will be okay. >> so the -- the death penalty, the targeting him in that way, that's not necessarily what bothers you, but you would be really bothered by not really having the process. that matters to you? >> caller: absolutely i'm a former marine a vietnam veteran and i feel that every u.s. citizen is entitled to their constitutional rights. >> michael, thank you for your service first of all and the great discussion, appreciate it aplot of great calls today. johnny is calling us from louisiana. all right, johnny, what's your take? >> caller: well, ma'am, it's like this. the way i look at it is if you've got a mad dog running through the neighborhood, what do you do? you blow his brains out. you don't ask no questions or nothing else. you've got to protect your kids and your family. the guy's the same thing. he's a mad dog running around. they need to blow his brains out. >> okay i --

>> caller: those -- >> john -- >> caller: look at bonnie and clyde and dellinger. >> johnny, thank you for the phone call. i appreciate it. the language was a little harsh but i understand clearly, i think that we all understand -- hear his point. rhonda wrote us on facebook. "kill or capture is just right." this is how she lines it up. if he surrenders he obviously won't be killed but if he refuses, then they should take him out. he should feel lucky he has an option to surrender." charles wrote into us as well. "the longer we remain at war, the more we become like our enemy." you can tell that charles' upset here. "while this may be a popular decision" charlie doesn't think this is a moral one. continue to weigh on this. what do you think? should a u.s.-born person, a u.s. citizen, a suspected terrorist that we're talking, but awlaki be targeted by the

u.s. for assassination, or is it an american citizen abroad? should the first attempt it's first focus be to capture him and to bring him back here for trial? should that be of the upmost concern and the assassination, not even an option. call us 1-877-tell-hln. e-mail us cnn.com/hln. text -- sorry facebook as well, richelle carey hln and also on chuck and christi's pages as well. thanks, christi, back to you. >> all righty, thank you so much. you know royal watchers are getting hopeful that prince william's finally ready to wed his longtime girlfriend. will kate be england's next princes. >> hm?

well, a new battle reportedly shaping up between john and kate gosselin. "showbiz tonight's" a.j. hammer is new york and i understand that john is firing the first round here. >> it is, christi. he's hired a new attorney so he can fight primary custody of jon and kate's eight kids. can you believe that? well, according to tmz, this may happen today, because as the lawyer reportedly tells tmz kate's been farming out her parental responsibilities to an army of nannies in order to make it big in hollywood saying hey, you can't be a coast-to-coast primary parent. kate, not surprisingly, or pleased with this her traern telling "showbiz tonight" the statement reportedly made by --

and i got to point out that the reason that kate may even appear to jon to be absent right now, christi, is because she's got a job. she's working on "dancing with the stars," and she's earning a paycheck. hello? >> and that's what she's been contending all along is i need to do this to support her kids. >> "showbiz tonight" did speak with kate, she's not going to comment specifically on any custody hearings or arrangements, and quite honestly, the papers haven't even been filed yet, but she did tell us this. "i am and always will be a mother first, but as a single working mom i do everything necessary to provide for my kids despite the opinions of others." you know kate's a working mom like any other who to me have taken proper steps towards her children's care when she's

working. unless we're missing something here jon seems to be way out of line. when her reality show was on the air and i'm sure that kate had many motives as far as why she decided, christi, to do "dancing with the stars," but i'm getting the motive at the top of the list was the money she is earning and i can't fault her for that if the proper care of her children comes first and everything we've seen it is. i don't get it. i don't know why jon thinks that he has a possible shot at this. >> i thought i read something about he is paying child support so if he gets custody of the kids that will reverse and she'll have to pay child support. >> well, that's a big part of it too and a question we'll be asking tonight on "showbiz tonight", if jon will actually get child support from kate. again, right now the papers haven't been filed. >> okay. >> who knows what the real story is but we're going to get to the bottom of it. we'll have it for you live at 5:00 for tv's most provocative

tv show. >> like they say, the truth is usually somewhere in the middle. >> usually three, four, five sides to this story. >> you're right. thank you so much. we'll see you at 5:00. >> all right, christi. >> all right, a.j. here's another one for you, is prince william off of the market or isn't he? well, a lot of talk right now that he might announce his engagement to his girlfriend kate middleton soon. the website thedailybeast reports a high-placed source in royal circles says june 3rd and 4th have been mysteriously blocked out on palace diaries. during an appearance on abc's "good morning america" today tina brown the editor and chief of thedailybeast says the wedding couldn't have come at a better time. >> the mood of diana's wedding and the possible of this wedding is -- a terrible recession. the post banking --un they've had a meltdown too. taxes are high.

unemployment's high and a really bad temper in the country and just as diana and charles that lifted out at that time a bad recession mood. >> now hln has not been able to confirm this story i want to let you know buckingham palaced told cnn, no comment. but we did hear but that's all that we heard. we're used to tennis great martina navratilova winning her battles with opponents on the courts certainly, now she's says she's battling a more dangerous foe. what she's saying about her more recent cancer diagnoses.

we're going to get right back to our breaking news out of boston right now. as you see some live pictures here of a six-alarm fire that's burning in an apartment building at the moment. these are the firefighters who are trying to get this thing under control. the fire apparently started on the seventh floor of this ten-story building and we've just learned the building's been evacuated. it looks as though they're kind of frantically working on trying to revive a victim there. we're just trying to get a handle on what we're watching here but we do know that one person was found unconscious in front of the building. we don't know how that person is doing right now.

but we do want to show you some of the video from just a few moments ago that we got of -- well, there -- obviously, a helicopter video there. the building located in boston's back bay neighborhood, if you're familiar with that area, but again it looks like they're really trying to help someone who is in distress there. and we're going to keep our eyes on authority this for you. we'll let you know how it progresses throughout the day. west virginia's governor is predicting that today's going to be a big day regarding the search for four miners unaccounted for after that deadly explosion on monday. for the miner's families, hope is really hinging on his every word. search crews drilled a bore hole more than a thousand feet into the earth this morning. and they, then, lowered pipes into the hole, banging on them in an effort to contact the missing miners. there was no response, but crews now say they're going to bore a total of five holes, four for ventilation to minimize the threat of another explosion. the fifth, to listen for signs of life. now they'll assess whether the air is clear enough to send in rescue crews within the next day

or two, but remember, 25 miners died in this blast and two others are in the hospital right now. so earlier today, governor joe manchin talked about how the injured miners are doing and we have -- both miners are still -- are still alive. one is doing extremely well. and our other miners in icu. the families have been asking for the courtesy and respect, that it is veryri a family thing. but i know that there are some reports on one of the miners that might be a more serious. icu is serious, but he's still alive. >> governor, you said -- >> you know we don't know what caused the explosion. here's what we do know though massey the company that owns this mine has been cited for more than hundred safety violations this year alone and also paid record fines. miner families and others in this tight-knit raleigh community said they came together yesterday. but they know as time passes the

odds turn against the men who are trapped underground. >> i have to hold onto that hope. you know even though it may be, you know, just for my -- a tiny string or web, you know i think that all of us, until we know for sure that we have to hold onto that hope. >> glad they all have each other there. we're closely following the search of the missing miners and of course we'll bring youing about the developments as they come in. tiger woods, meanwhile, has gotten some scathing criticism over the past few months as you know, but perhaps none more pointed than the criticism from the chairman of the augusta national golf club. billy payne ripped the golfer over this sex scandal that has rocked his career. >> is there a way forward? i hope, yes. i think, yes. but certainly, his future will never again be measured only by

his performance against par, but measured by the sincerity of his efforts to change. i hope he now realizes that every kid he passes on the course wants his swing, butted settle for his smile. i hope he can come to understand that life's greatest rewards are reserved for those who bring joy to the lives of other people. >> now woods has not played competitive golf since this scandal broke last thanksgiving, so the big question on everyone's mind is how is all of this going to effect his golf game? rafer weigel has been following tiger at national augusta today. >> reporter:a tiger was out here prag. i came out here followed him for a while and you noticed that the crowds have really grown around tiger woods. they've become more demon strattive. more gregarious. maybe it's the power of suggestion but they're been cheering him more and more and

he appears to be feeding off of that energy and enthusiasm and looks like he is really out to win this tournament. not just make an appearance. now earlier in the week as you know, tiger gave an apology to his fellow golfers. most said it wasn't necessary but some of them said they appreciated it. >> it was awesome. didn't i don't think that anyone personally held it against him. i don't think that he set out with any intention of -- drawing this sort of attention to himself. so it was a nice -- might be a few players who might be grump beit but we've been answering questions about tiger for 15 years so it's not any different. >> reporter: meanwhile, the greatest golfer in the world, jack nicklaus, was asked you know a lot of people aren't giving tigera chance because he's taken a five-month layoff before playing but nicklaus says he's not out here to make an appearance, no out to win this thing. >> why do you think he's here? i mean, i mean i don't think

he's here for his health you know? he's here to play golf. that's what he is. he's a very good golfer. it's the first major of the year. he's taken large steps to get his life back in order. and he wants to play golf. he's excited about wanting to play. i think it's great for him and i think it's great for the game. >> okay, moving on here. would you be surprised to learn that virginia is celebrating confederate history month? it's a need or is it a nod, i should ask, to the state's history or is it offensive to you? oh do you have a lot to say about this one.

how do i get involved? virginia's republican governor bob mcdonell has declared april confederate

history month. it's the first time since 2001 that state's commemorating the suck session slave holding southern states from the union back in 1861. well, mcdonald's 368-word declaration doesn't mention slavery. he says, he wants to focus on civil war history. the move has angered civil rights leaders. political insiders say mcdonnell issued the proclamation to strengthen his position with virginia's conservative voters. ask you, is it offensive or just a celebration of our nation's history? a lot of people are share their comments with us and richelle carey is batting those around for us. hey, richelle. >> reporter: yes, i am christi. >> back and forth. >> reporter: trying. let's talk to bob. bob's been holding calling us from alabama. bob wants to talk about this. and bob, what a lot of people have been saying today is -- some say you know i don't have a problem. we need to learn it, part of our history. some people feel like this -- this celebrates it, though. and you say, you're fine with that. go ahead. >> caller: yes.

the question that i had is, why is it that everyone else in this country is allowed to be proud of their heritage except those of us in the south? you know my greatgrandfather fought in the civil war and was fighting for what he believed in. yes, slavery's wrong, but it wasn't an uncommon thing at the time. actually new england and spread its way to the south. but it was the basis for the south economy. you know what would you do if somebody's going to -- >> okay. let's not necessarily debate slavery, specifically. but no, i hear what you're saying, but a lot of people are saying that they feel like it's -- it's glorifying what the south did and they say what the south did was wrong. so i'm just presenting the other side. >> caller: well, someone that you spoke with last half hour had said that you know the history's always written by the victors and that's true. it's a sad thing that the war had to happen at all. but you know i can't really

fault people for doing -- for trying to fight for what they believe in. they also made the comment about the virginia governor was you know trying to pander to his conservative supporters -- >> a lot of people have tried to say, they think there is politics involved, bob. what do you think? >> caller: well, you know the civil rights leaders that are all up in arms -- to their supporters. and you know they -- it's all economics and politics. >> okay, bob, thanks for the phone call. let's talk to toni from california. toni using the web cam. tony, are you there? >> caller: yes, i am. >> all right, fantastic. now, we can see you. great, i love it when people use their web cams. tony, all right, you say that you're okay with this idea, if there's a full picture, is that right? >> caller: would you mind repeating that, please? >> i said from what i understand when you talk to my producer you

said that you're -- you said that you're okay with this in the sense that you want it to be -- of what you see is a complete picture. >> well, sure. i mean, if you want to get into reality, you have to understand, all of the confederate officers, including robert -- committed treason by virtue of swear and uphold and defend the constitution of the u.s. against any enemies. and they weren't an eddscaucate bunch. therefore they had to than france, england and spain was just waiting for us to be divided that they could march in and reclaim territory. >> okay, let's just -- let's back up. he sounds like a real history, buff, tony i think what you are getting at, and you think and a lot of people have made the same point that what you are saying is you don't think necessarily swept under the rug but you want people to really understand what civil war means. >> yeah. tell it like it was. >> yeah. >> let's shed real light on it,

that it was egrarion versus industrial fighting and slavery was a popular issue that was more easily understood and therefore is here to fight against. which is a horrible evil in and of itself. i mean, golly, dating back to the hebrews and egypt -- >> tony, thank you very much for the phone call. thanks, tony. we want everyone's take on this. try to get in on this. is confederate history month something that you're fine with, do you find it offensive, do you think it's just history and that it should be highlighted? share your views on what the governor's doing. call us right now 1-877-tell-hln. e-mail cnn.com/hln. text hlntv. standard text rates apply. and it's also posted on our facebook pages as well. richelle carey hln and on chuck and christi's pages as well. christi, a lot of people are saying that they're fine with it as long as you present the whole picture. >> not have a but two different sides have two different views of what the whole picture. >> don't they always? >> yes. >> that's what makes for a good

debate. you have ever been to smoky mountain no not the mountain range in tennessee, north carolina. we're talking about one in the philippines. apparently it ain't pretty. it's part of our look at our urban planet, and richard roth is in new york talking more about this. hi, richard. >> reporter: hello, christi. yes, we're here outside of central park. an oasis here, new york city would like to make this city more green. plant a million trees. we talked about that last hour. new york, this is sort of misleading. i mean the city isn't always so spotless and clean, in fact i don't think they even have that more garbage pails around. i think that they're worried about people leaving things in there. but far away here in manila in the philippines, there's an effort to help the poor and also to increase recycling. for decades this was the face of poverty in the philippines. smoking mountain, the rubbish dump manil awhere tens of thousands of the city's urban poor would sift through 2

million tons of waste each day for their livelihood. the landfill closed in 1990, and its residents moved into government housing next door. now, a different type of rubbish is keeping this community alive. with help from project management and international development agency smoky mountain has its own cooperative based around a recycling plant. it supported more than 500 people including former scavenger ramon cristomo. >> reporter: 120 tons of rubbish is brought to the plant each month and recycled. last year the coop made $40,000. a modest gain, but most of the profits went back to the workers. as many people continue to fall through the cracks the coop is hoping in time, it can extent its program and help other families. >> the difference between what the kids are able to do and

their lives versus what the parents had for themselves is going to be a very big difference. >> reporter: and it's that difference that could break the cycle of poverty. >> reporter: now that is cnn's anna corrine reporting on that huge garbage dump in manila. here in new york city there's an effort regarding the parks to train people who need jobs and how to take care of them. many cres that new york city wants to put all over town here. so whether it's manila or new york, there's an effort to improved environment in different ways. back to you, christi. >> absolutely. hey, richard, thank you so much. good to see you. you know beginning 1st, have you heard about this, spirit airlines, addeding a new fee to its flights. why some travelers who book a round-trip flight are going to have to shell out an extra 60 to 90 bucks.

here is some live pictures coming to you as friends and family say good-bye to aja johnson. this is happening right now in oklahoma city. it looks like a little girl, maybe one of aja's friends is going to stand up and actually

say something. i can't imagine what this is like for these folks here.7-yea was found last week next to her stepfather lester hobbs. killed aja's mother and then kidnapped and killed aja as well. that's according to police. but again, that's what's happening now in oklahoma city. you can see aja's picture right below there with her casket, the flag, the flowers, and obviously we're assuming one of aja's friends or family members who are remembering that little girl right now. oh, boy. >> l. moving on here, did casey anthony use chloroform on her little girl so she could go party? transcripts released by prosecutors yesterday inmates who were in jail with anthony claims she admitted that she would drug her daughter so caylee could sleep. anthony's pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in caylee's death. police summary interview with one of casey's inmates was more

specific in what she used. >> we understand she told one of the inmates that she used chloroform to knock out caylee so she could go out and she insinuated she may have gotten that chloroform from her mother who may have brought it home from a clinic where she worked but she said she did out. >> medical professionals say chloroform is no longer commonly used as an anesthetic so it wouldn't have been available at a clinic like the one where casey's mom worked. the president of afghanistan may not find himself welcome in washington. the white house says hamid karzai's upcoming visit to the u.s. could be canceled if he doesn't lower the temperature so to speak of his political statements. karzai recently blamed afghanistan's election problems on foreigners who want to, quote, puppet government. the white house says those comments are troubling and untruthful. well, just when you thought the airlines had added an extra charge to everything, spirit airlines is announcing another fee. beginning august 1st the florida-based airline is charging passengers for carry-on

baggage. the one-way fee is 45 bucks if you pay at the gate. it's $30 if you pay in advance. members of spirit's $9 fare club get a discount. the new policy limits paid carry-ons to one item. personal items like laptops are still free. just the luggage that go into overhead bin approximates. a pilot is in fair condition but still hospitalized. they found weapons and ammunition in the plane. the faa is investigating the cause of that crash now. what do you think? is this really going to bring spring snow? it's what it looks like, but it's not. it's hail. we'll show you more.

i think that god will help get them out. >> don't give up hope. don't give up. i cry and i pray for my baby to come back to me the way she was when she left my home that day. we understand that she told one of the inmates that she used chloroform to knock out caylee so that she could go out. either he was just going to go out there and be fantastic or he's just going to perform horribly. >> i don't think it's going to be at his best.

welcome hln "news and views." we have a lot of ground to cover. i'm chuck roberts. breaking news out of back bay, boston, at mass avenue and beacon. fire in the seventh floor of a ten-story apartment building there. the boston globe reports it's a nine-alarm fire. apparently started at least as high as the seventh floor. firefighters are using ladders to get people out, but we're hearing now that everyone has been evacuated. one person was reportedly found unconscious, and we did see firefighters working to revive someone on the roof just a few moments ago. we're not sure how the fire started. it started around 2:00, a little before 2:00, just over an hour ago in boston. right there by the charles river. a florida girl who was brutally beaten outside her school last month is now breathing on her own. josie ratley has been in a medically induced coma for three weeks. doctors won't know if she sustained long-term damage physical she gets a little better. her mother talked to reporters about how she's just taking this

tragic situation a day at a time. >> when i come in, the first thing i do is say my rosaries with her, you know, and i do exercise, i do the movements of the legs and then i just start talking to her, you know. i say funny things to her and stuff, you know, trying to get a response back to me, trying to get her to hold my hands and stuff like that. >> police say 15-year-old wayne treacy kicked ratley in the head with steel-toed boots after she sent him a text message that enraged him. he's charged with attempted murder. west virginia's governor, joe manchin, predicts today is going to be a big day in the search for the four coal miners still unaccounted for after the deadly explosion on monday. for the miners' families hope hinges on his every word. in 30 minutes officials will brief us on the latest. here is what we know now. crews drilled a bore hill and

then lowered pipes into the hole and banged on them. there was no response. crews will bore altogether five holes, four for ventilation to minimize the threat of another explosion, and the fifth to listen for signs of life. they will assess whether the air is clear enough to send in crews within the next 48 hours. 25 miners died in that blast and two others are in the hospital. the governor said hope is still alive that the four miners are still alive. >> hoping that between the 10:00 and the 2:00 we had have more information. once they get the readings and if the readings look that they could be good enough for about what time period, then they'll be able to plan around that and that was the time we're still hoping between now and 2:00. if the fan gets up and we start getting readings. they can start telling what type of air they'll dealing with, an then you can start doing the math about how long it will take to get that out to where they

can get back in. >> we're about to hear if there's been any progress in the last few hours. a news conference begins in less than 30 minutes. we'll bring it to you live. tiger woods has promised to be more fan friendly as he returns to golf at the masters this week but the chairman of augusta national, where the masters is held, has some harsh words for tiger woods. billy payne says tiger woods disappointed everyone with his sex scandal. >> as he has ascended in our rankings of the world's great golfers, he became an example to our kids that success is directly attributable to hard work and effort. but as he now says himself, he forgot in the process to remember that with fame and fortune comes responsibility, not invisibility. it is not simply the degree of his conduct that is so egregious

here. it is the fact he disappointed all of us and more importantly our kids and our grand kids. our hero did not live up to the expectations of the role model we sought for our children. >> many people think tiger woods will be in the hunt and he'll be in championship form tomorrow. how about you? what do you think? with all these gone through, will his game suffer? hln's very own joe carter hit the streets to find out your thoughts. >> i'm joe carter and this is hln's "views from the street." we're stepping out of the newsroom and onto the street to get your opinions. i want to talk to you real quick about tiger woods. how i do think he's going to play? with all that's gone on will he play well? >> he's the greatest golfer out there. >> he's got a natural talent. . >> it's a tough one. i don't think he will be at his best. >> either he will be fantastic or he's just going to perform horribly. >> i think he's going to try and come back with more now that he's been disgraced. >> he's going to be wonderful. he's an excellent player. he's a professional. whatever his personal issues are, i don't care. >> i think it will be hard for him because he's been going

through so much and with the added pressure of everybody else saying all this stuff about him. but it might give him a little more focus to prove something. >> he'll go out there and produce. >> honestly, i could care less. it's not really affecting me. >> has this story gotten out of control? >> i watch espn all day and i am so tired of hearing tiger woods this, tiger woods that. >> everyone makes mistakes. >> yeah, he should be criticized for his mistakes. he should suffer the consequences, but ultimately just leave the man alone. >> he has more to prove to society to make himself relevant and overshadow what he's being publicized for right now. >> why do you think so many people have such strong opinions about this topic? >> because we're america and we like celebrities and he's a celebrity and he's done something wrong. >> i wish this country would concern itself with things that really matter. what tiger woods does in his bedroom or someone else's bedroom just isn't important to me right now.

>> media saturation. people are interested in infidelity. >> people love drama. america loves drama, so tiger woods has been a lot of drama. >> i'm joe carter, and i will see you on the street. >> and get comprehensive coverage of tiger's big return right here on hln. rafer weigel is reporting live all week in augusta. it mays the first time u.s. intelligence has approved making an american citizen a marked man. even if the u.s. government says this man poses a serious terrorism threat, should an american citizen be targeted for assassination? we'll get "your views."

the space shuttle "discovery" right there docking with the international space station this morning. quite a sight and made somewhat more complicated because the antenna wasn't working so the radar tracking was down. the astronauts had to use other means for navigation. it is the first time four women are in space together at the same time. there are three on the "discovery" and tracy caldwell dyson is on board the space station. the white house has given the go ahead. the u.s. will target an american-born muslim cleric to be killed or captured. a u.s. official says anwar awlaki is a serious threat to the u.s. he's been connected to both suspected christmas day terrorist umar farooq abdbe abdulmutallab. he called for jihad against america and is considered an increasingly influential and dangerous al qaeda member.

it's possibly the first time in at least eight or nine years that american intelligence has approved a hit on a u.s. citizen. a target for assassination. we've been asking four thoughts. even if he's that serious a threat to the government, should he, an american citizen, be targeted this way or should he be captured and brought home for trial? richelle carey is here with more. i think we have set it up pretty well. >> i think we have. some people have no conflict with this at all. they say absolutely go for it. others are actually kind of tor mmented about this. they're not really sure what's the right way to go. and some people think this is absolutely morally wrong, quite frankly. so let's get some views on this. we're going to start with larry. larry, i understand you served 24 years in the navy. thank you for your service, sir. you have the floor. >> caller: thank you for your support. >> absolutely. >> caller: i have been listening all afternoon, and i would add something to the conversation by saying that one of the reasons

that i served, as did my father and generations before him, is in order to preserve the freedom of speech that we enjoy in programs like yours. and while i don't agree with everybody, i do believe the oath i took, and it belongs to every american citizen, and it goes from the president of the united states and his oath where we all say as congressional representatives and senators and military as well as those who are applying for citizenship that we will support and defend the constitution and the laws of the united states of america and this is the important part, against all enemies, foreign and domestic. and that we will bear truth in allegiance to the same. and in order to do that, we have to draw a line some place that whether this is a home grown terrorist or whether it is someone who comes from outside of our country, he has taken an

allegiance in the official capacity as a member of a terrorist organization. >> and to you -- just for the sake of time, larry, to you taking it allegiance is where you say all bets are off, is that right? >> especially when you examine how by law a person can renounce their citizenship. >> okay. >> caller: and he has done so, and it's in our constitution that permits it. i appreciate the opportunity. >> i appreciate you calling and i hope you call back. we have someone else in the military. terry served in the military for six years. terry, you've got some concerns though. >> caller: yeah, i do, and my biggest concern is the fact that we are using intelligence from some agencies that have been suspect in their intelligence in the past five or six years. we've had people renditioned that turned out to be innocent only because their name sounded similar to someone on a watch

list. before they start talking about doing something like this, they better make sure they have all of their ducks in a row. >> so that's why -- >> caller: and all of the information has panned out because we've been led astray too many times. >> i am about out of time but that's why you would want everything out in the open and have a trial for that reason. thank you for your point. what do you think? should u.s.-born suspected terrorists be targeted by the u.s. for assassination or do you think he's an american citizen, you bring him back here for a trial? call us right now, 1-877-tell-hln. e-mail cnn.com/hln. that's also posted on facebook, richelle carey hln. it's on chuck and christi's pages as well. don't go anywhere.

local police and the georgia bureau of investigations say they finished their investigation in the ben roethlisberger case. they're looking into a college student's allegation that the nfl star quarterback sexually assaulted her at a milledgeville, georgia, nightclub last month. they have turned over all the witness statements to the d.a. now it's up to him to decide whether charges will be pressed. april 15th, about a week off, and that doesn't mean you just should have your taxes filed by then. stephanie elam is here to tell us why making the right move this week could mean extra retirement savings down the road. stephanie, hi. >> it's time to think about that. one of the best financial moves a young person can make is opening up a roth i.r.a. the money you put into this type of retirement savings plan grows

completely tax-free. completely tax-free, and it is more flexible than a 401(k) because you can invest your ira in pretty much anything, stocks and bonds, even real estate if you wanted to. if you don't have a roth i.r.a. yet, consider setting up one right now. you have until april 15th to do so, and make contributions. get this for 2009 and you will still be able to make another contribution later for 2010. the government sets limits on how much you can contribute to a roth i.r.a. however. the limit for last year and again this year is 0 $5,000. put in whatever you can afford right now and get the benefits of that. >> tax-free, you can't beat that. there have to be some strings. what are the rules? >> first of all, you can only contribute if you've earned income from a job. but if you make too much money at that job, well, you're out of luck. you can only contribute the full $5,000 to your i.r.a. if your income falls below $105,000 for

single filers and $166,000 if you're married and filing jointly. so if you expect to make more than that income level at some point gh your career, you really should consider opening up a roth i.r.a. while you're still young and eligible. if you want to be very conservative, invest in money marked accounts or cds through an account at your bank. if you prefer to go ahead and look at individual stocks, you can use a discount broker. some fund companies will even let you open an account and make contributions online. if you're opening an account now, be sure to designate which year you're contributing for. most financial advisers recommend that young people be a bit more aggressive with their retirement accounts simply because, chuck, they have more time to invest. >> yeah. ups and downs. how much do you save by opening a roth? >> this is the kind of plan that you really want to think about because this type of tax advantage savings plan can pay off big in the long run. if you start saving when you're 25 and contribute every year until you retire, you're likely

to save upwards of $1 million by the time you withdraw the money without any real work and without the tax factor because you won't have to pay a dime to uncle sam just as long as you follow the rules along the way and don't cash out until after you hit 59 1/2 years old. and roth i.r.a.s aren't just for the spring chickens, but if you're over 50 and you're eligible to make catch-up contributions of $1,000 a year over the normal limit so you can consider taking advantage of that as well. this is the time to think about it, chuck. >> win/win. thanks. stephanie, appreciate it. one state is hoping to tap a new revenue stream. get this, washington state lawmaker% debating a beer tax to raise $800 million for education. it would increase the price of an average six-pack up 50 cents. >> beer is not one of the necessities of live. it's a choice and i say that as one who enjoys beer. >> got to tax something, so might as well be beer, i guess. make it something that you have

a choice of taking part in or not taking part in. >> by the way, microbreweries would be exempt from the tax. it would also raise taxes on candy, gum, and bottled water. martina marv ra that low va g-- gets some scary news in a routine mammogram. the buzz about it in our showbiz report. ddddddddddddd

welcome back. we're hearing now that an ambulance is being sent to that west virginia mine where four miners are believed to be trapped. searchers aren to make their way inside. we're expecting a briefing at the mine site. governor manchin and others. there's the microphone bank that will record it. again, the ambulance was sent we're told as a precaution. the governor, other officials, will update us on the search momentarily and we'll bring that to you live as soon as somebody appears there. laura is waiting for words

on her loved ones. her husband worked there for 30 years and every day he headed off to dangerous job, she was afraid he wouldn't come home. now her daughter is married to a miner and watches her husband head to the mine. >> my daughter called me very early this morning and she was very, very upset because she said one of the hardest things that she had to do was to send her husband to work today. >> today. >> today. he's terrified. we all are. we all are because, i mean, this could happen again today and we're disposable commodities here and, you know, this is the only game in town. >> scarbro's husbands a diagnosed with black lung at 51. the cemetery where he is buried are filled with other people

whose deaths were related to coal mining. a fire broke out just before 2:00 eastern on the seventh floor of this apartment building in boston. the backeacon towers. firefighters had to use all they could, ladders, to get people out. two were take ton a hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. and the red cross has been called in to help folks who live there. friends and family are saying a final good-bye to aja johnson right now in oklahoma city. live pictures from affiliate kwtv. the 7-year-old's body was found last week near the body of her stepfather. police say hobbs killed aja's mother and then killed and little aja. a florida girl is now breathing on her own. josie ratley has been in a medically induced coma for three weeks. doctors won't know if she sustained long-term damage until she gets a little better. another surgery is planned for april 28th. her mother says her daughter is moving and her eyes are opening

but she's not responding to commands or prompting. hilda ratley says seeing her daughter that way has been difficult. >> my life, it changed a lot. my daughter is not there when i'm home. i can't really sit down and watch the program i like because we used to watch it together. i don't even go in the kitchen and cook because we do that together. you know, we joke around, and when i'm home, i cry and i stay in bed. that's what i do, and i pray for my baby to come back to me the way she was when she left my home that day. >> police say 15-year-old wayne treacy kicked ratley in the head with steel-toed boots after she sent him a text message that enraged him. he's charged with attempted murder. this happened in deerfield beach, florida. tiger woods to say the least has gotten some scathing criticism in the past few months

but perhaps none more pointed than the criticism from the chairman of the augusta national golf club. as woods returns to golf amid a sex scandal, billy payne says he hopes woods remembers his celebrity comes with responsibility. >> is there a way forward? i hope yes. i think yes. but certainly his future will never again be measured only by his performance against par, but measured by the sincerity of his efforts to change. i hope he now realizes that every kid he passes on the course wants his swing but would settle for his smile. i hope he can come to understand that life's greatest rewards are reserved for those who bring joy to the lives of other people. >> woods hasn't played competitive golf since tscandal

broke last thanksgiving. rafer weigel has been following the golfer. what's the latest? no par 3 today, right? >> well, no, and there was some major confusion because when this par 3 list cape out, for the first time in a long time, tiger woods' name was on this list. in the past his name was never on this list. so everybody saw it thinking that meant he was going to play the par 3. well, what probably happened is in the past he said, you know what? i'm absolutely not going to play, it but this year he went, maybe i will. in the end we are now told he will not play the par 3. i think it would have been a good idea for him because it's a chance to bond with fans. it's a great family event, but at the same time i can't say maybe i blame him since his family is not going to be here. but right now the fans have become his family, chuck. they have embraced this man like a rock star. every day the reception for woods has gotten more demonstrative, more gregarious and he looks like he's in top form and phil mickelson, count him as one of many golfers who think tiger woods can actually win this thing.

>> i don't think anybody expected him to play well in the '08 u.s. open. he hadn't touched a club in a while, he was injured, and yet he came back and he won, and i don't think anybody out here will question his ability to perform at the highest level even though he hasn't competed in however many months. so i think from a players' point of view, we expect to see the same player that we've always seen. >> reporter: and, chuck, you know what? i told you i didn't give this guy a chance for taking a five-month layoff, but you know what? it's become increasingly clear to me tiger woods is not here just to make an appearance. he's here because he really does believe he can win this tournament. he is feeding off of the fan frenzy that is following him around at every practice course, and augusta, well, somebody is cleaning up because tickets for just tomorrow for one day normally go for about 500, 600 bucks. i'm told right now scalpers are asking for $3,000 for one day to come here, for one day and watch

the man play golf for four hours. >> how much of a momentum change was billy payne's comments? did that change the comeback trajectory at all? what was the buzz? >> reporter: well the buzz was it was shocking to here. it was the most outspoken we have heard anybody. billy payne hit it right on the nose as to why people were disappointed in tiger woods. this was a role model. he spoke to it. he was honest about it, but at the same time he says let's judge the man from this point forward. let's not judge him for his past. let's judge him for what he does from now on, that he sticks to his word and that he stays on the straight and narrow and let's give him a second chance. everybody deserves a second chance and they're going to give him one here. >> and as you say, the crowd support seems to be growing. one last quick question, when does he tee off tomorrow? i have been told 100 times and i have already forgotten. >> reporter: that's okay, chuck. it's going to be 1:42 tomorrow weather permitting. we're expecting some thunderstorms and friday at 10:35 in the morning. >> appreciate the update.

would you be surprised to learn that virginia is celebrating confederate history month? it's a nod to the state's history, or is it offensive? "your views" just ahead.

virginia's republican governor bob mcdonald has declared april confederate history month. hasn't been done since 2001. they're commemorating the secession of slave holding southern states from the union in 1861. the governor's 368 word declaration doesn't mention slavery. he says he wants to focus on civil war history and promote tourism. a move that's angered civil rights leaders, political insiders said the governor is trying to strengthen his

position with his conservative base. it's a great "your views" question today. it really divides this country and it has for 200 years. let's start with an e-mail. here is what susie writes. >> there are many things that are a part of heritage and history of the united states but we do not elevate by commemoration this way. do you think we should have a japanese internment month to recognize the shameful period in our history or manifest destiny week to celebrate the mass killing of american indians. the governor is creating this heritage support to garner support there his far right republican base. it is a part of our history one that had it not ever happened would have saved thousands of lives. did anything good come of it? perhaps that's the appropriate gauge for celebrating history. george is joining us from arizona. how are you doing? >> caller: i'm doing pretty good. >> what do you think about this? >> caller: i think it ought to be celebrated all across the u.s. my kids went to school in several states, including

michigan and south carolina, texas. the only place that it was taught accurately was south carolina. the northern states had a northern twist to it and the flag, unfortunately, has come to mean a lot of bad things, but it's not the way that it was originally intended. it was the north telling the south you have to pay taxes and the south said, no, it's the states' right to say no to the federal government that brought along the battle flag. >> well, so, if the northern states celebrate -- not celebrate it but commemorate it as an issue over slavery and the southern states over states' rights, you don't have a problem with that? >> caller: no, not at all. >> that doesn't continue the division? >> caller: well, you know, they're divided now with the states saying we don't want to do what the federal government is telling them, so we're repeating it because nobody knows what really happened. >> all right. appreciate the call, george. let's talk to david. david is in connecticut.

david, hey. >> caller: you know, the thing about the u.s. supreme court judge said we can't be ignorant as judges or officials of what we commonly know as men. we commonly know this is a war based on slavery. their whole economy was based on kidnapping and enslaving people regardless whether there became a tax issue later on. the constitution is based on freedom and justice for all. what about the other groups then, what about the black panthers what wanted their own political party. they got killed because of that. do we celebrate them? the black panthers are responsible for a lot of the public programs we have today, including for example handicapped parking space was started by the black panther party and there's a whole list of that. but what did the confederate states actually do that helped the whole country? what we're seeing right now is that the stars and bars was a war flag going against the united states so we're going to celebrate that symbol? are we going to do that? and also say that we're going to

regenerate slavery and racism? we shouldn't be ignorant about the fact it really was about slavery. >> everybody gets equal time here. marty posted this. like any war in the u.s., when we're called upon we answer. in this case it depended on geography. like it or not, the confederate soldiers didn't start that war. they're veterans of an american war and should be treated as such. tim said if the founding fathers had dealt with the issue at the outset, then the civil war would not have happened. but they like politicians of all eras passed the buck and made it worse. mary jane chimes in, it should be studied as a part of history but to celebrate the secession from the united states is at best unpatriotic. at worst, treasonous. a lot of passion out there. so is it history or offensive to recall this? is it nostalgia? what do you think? are we clinging to an anachroni anachronism?

share your views. call us at 1-877-tell-hln or e-mail at cnn.com/hln. dehli is like millions of big cities, millions of people clogging the streets, but the city has another option. go underground. richard roth is in new york. we're talking about gotham with the latest edition of "urban planet." richard? >> reporter: yes, chuck. of course, new york city authorities would love for people to use mass transit more. a failed attempt to put a big tax on commuters coming in failed, congestion pricing they called it. yes, new york, new delhi have millions of people. it's difficult to get everyone to move around successfully. >> reporter: rush hour in dehli. congested roads and all kinds of commu commuters. getting around can be quite

taxing unless you go underground. this is the dehli metro. here trains run on time, platforms are clean, journeys are quick. >> this woman is job hunting. by taking the metro to the suburbs to the city center, she saves time, money. >> 100 bucks i'm saving. >> reporter: and enjoys the experience. >> the best thing is it's easy. >> reporter: only 8 years old the metro carries around 650,000 passengers daily si foning off 1.5 million commuter trips every day. that could save up to $100 million annually on fuel. in a country famous for its poor infrastructure and bureaucracy, an efficient public sector project like the metro is considered a miracle. the man behind it took some unusual steps to make it happen. he got funding from japan and brought in foreign experts. the result the met throw was

built within budget and ahead of schedule. to top it off, it's profitable. >> reporter: of course, cities such as new delhi and new york used to prioritize cars. now it is mass transportation and even bicyclists, pedestrians. this is what new york has done. they're going for 300 new bake lanes they have established. this is famed broadway in the 59th street area near columbus circle. you can see there's a huge separate lane for bicycles. cars have less of the way of the road. that's it from manhattan. the way of the future. thank you so much, and we'll be right back.

. this is kevin strickland u.s. mine safety and health administration talking about one bore hole has been pulled down. let's listen in. >> it does make it close if not explosive as well as 15% oxygen. that sample is being taken from the top of the bore hole. what we've asked the company to

do is to take a sample at the bottom of the bore hole to verify there's no concentrations of gas from the top to the bottom of the sample that's influencing the sample to make sure we're reading the same thing. in addition, the bore hole number two is going in close to number one and a bore hole number three number three is going to go in close to number two. we had a slight problem at the surface because of these high concentrations of co that we see coming out of this bore hole. it was to the point that it was affecting the drillers. they're standing right next to where this noxious gas is coming out, and we've asked the company, and they readily agreed to run tubing, a two-foot piece of tubing from the exhaust coming out of the surface of this 1.4 to 1.2% of co away from where the people were working. in addition, we spent about two

hours, the sate, the company looking at some other things that we can do. one of the things we want to do when we get either into the mine or drilling from the surface is confirm that none of the other refuse chambers have been deployed. so the company is making arrangements to put bore holes in close to where the other refuse chambers are located at, including the long wall 22 section that we've talked about earlier. we hope to get in there before that bore hole goes in, but if for some reason -- >> there are several refuge chamber, cutaways in the interior of the mine and drill down and find out if any sound emerges from that. as part of the strategy, we're talking, of course, about that mine disaster in west virginia, 25 dead. 

the search for the four missing west virginia miners, it is intensifying. we're hearing an ambulance has been sent to the scene as a precaution. and moments ago, emergency officials said methane and carbon monoxide levels inside the mine are keeping the searchers from actually going inside. they also said that the families of the miners agree the rescue operation has to wait until readings are safe enough to send them into the mine. >> our best chances right now for that sliver of hope we have or the miracle is if any of our miners that are unaccounted for could have gotten into the

chamber. and we know if they did, the time that -- we're fine within the time envelope that we have to work within. so they understand that. and to put anybody else in harm's way, they want to make sure the readings we have are something that is confirmed, that joe and all his staff and kevin and ron and his staff are on the same page. >> of course, that's the governor, governor manchin. crews grill driled a hole, a bore hole more than 1,000 feet into the earth this morning. they lowered pipes into the hole, banged on them, trying to contact the missing miners. unfortunately there was no response. crews will bore a total of five holes. four of these holes are for ventilation, to minimize the threat of another explosion. the fifth is to listen for science of life. of course, 25 miners were killed in this blast. two others are in the hospital, and earlier today, the governor, joe manchin said there's still hope that the four missing miners are still alive. we are closely following the

search for these missing miners. we'll bring you as many details as they can as they continue to come in. an apartment building in boston has been cleared after a nine-alarm fire. this thing broke out just before 2:00 p.m. in the east on the seventh floor of the building. firefighters use ladders to get people out because it's so high up. four people were taken to the fire with nonlife threatening injuries fire officials said the bidding had no sprinklers since it was built before they were required. the red cross has been called in to help the folks who live there. friends and family said a final goodbye to aja johnson today in oklahoma city. she was 7 years old. her body was found last week near the body of her stepfather, lester hobbs. police say hobbs killed aja's mother and then kidnapped and killed little aja. the florida girl brutally beaten outside of her school

last month is now breathing on her own. we're talking about 15-year-old josie ratley. doctors say they won't know if she has long h term damage until they say she gets a little bit better. her mother says another surgery is scheduled for april 28. she says she's encouraged by her daughter's improvement so far. >> right now she's able to move her right side a little bit, which i was really concerned about that because there was no movement at all. and of course, she's moving the left side. and she's opening her eye, but she's not focused on anything yet. and she doesn't follow commands yet. but she's getting there. >> police say 15-year-old wayne

tracy kicked her in the head with steel toed boots. he's been charged with attempted murder. tiger woods has gotten criticism the past few months but perhaps no more pointed than from the chairman of the augusta golf club. billy payne ripped the golfer over the sex scandal that's rocked his career. >> he ascended in our rankings of the world's great golfers. he became an example to our kids that success is directly attributable to hard work and effort. but as he now says himself, he forgot in the process to remember that with fame and fortune comes responsibility not invincibility. it's not simply the degree of his conduct that's so egregious here, it's the fact that he disappointed all of us and more importantly our kids and our grand kids. our hero did not live up to the

expectations of the role model we sought for our children. >> so how is he going to play? well, two-time masters winner phil mickelson expects tiger woods to be in championship form at the tournament. what do you think? with all he's gone through in the past few months, will his game suffer? because he is a golfer, you remember? we hit the streets to find out your thoughts. >> i'm joe carter. this is hln's "views from the street." we're stepping out of the news room and on to the streets to get your opinion. >> i want to talk to you real quick about tiger woods. how do you think he's going to play with all that's gone on. is he going to play well? >> he's the greatest golfer out there. >> i don't think he's going to be at his best. >> he's going to go out there and be fantastic or he's going to perform horribly. >> i think he's going to try to come back with more now that he's been disgraced. >> he's going to be wonderfulful. he's an excellent player. whatever his personal issues are, i don't care. >> i think it will be hard for him because he's been going through so much.

and with the added pressure of everybody saying all the stuff about him. but it might give him more focus to try to prove something. >> honestly, i could care less. it's not really affecting me. >> has this story gotten out of control? >> yeah, i watch espn all day, and i'm so tired of hearing about tiger woods this, tiger woods that. >> everyone makes mistakes, you know? and it got out of hand with him. yeah, he should be criticized for his mistakes. he should suffer the consequences, but ultimately, just leave the man alone. >> he has more to prove to society to make himself relevant and to kind of overshadow what he's being publicized for right now. >> why do you think so many people have such strong opinions about this top snik. >> -- topic? >> because we're america and we like celebrities and he's a celebrity and he did something wrong. >> i wish this country would concern themselves what really matters. what tiger does in his bedroom just isn't important to me right

newspaper. >> media saturation. >> people love drama. america loves drama. tiger woods has been a lot of drama. >> i'm joe carter. i'll see you on the street. >> you can get comprehensive coverage of tiger woods' return right here on hln. reporting live from augusta national all week.

the u.s. is apparently targeting an american born muslim cleric to be captured or killed. u.s. officials are telling cnn that he's a serious threat to the u.s. and has plotted against americans. last month he called for jihad

against america and is seen a an increasingly dangerous and influential member of al qaeda. this is the first time that an american citizen has been targeted for assassination since 2001. should he, an american citizen, be targeted for assassination, or should he be captured and brought home for trial? a lot of comments coming in on this one. let's start on something that david sent in to us. if you want a fair trial, don't make yourself an enemy of the u.s. at the time of war. if one is a terrorist and is committing murderous acts of war against the u.s., then i don't care where you're born. skip the handcuffs and the courtroom. kelly raises this point, though. i have a problem with our government ordering the assassination of anyone, i don't care who they are, even saddam hussein wasn't assassinated. i can see trying someone and giving them the death penalty, but aren't we going against fundamental constitutional beliefs if we endorse assassination? okay, jason is calling us from

arizona. okay, jason. what are your thoughts on this? we're getting a pretty good response so far. >> i think if he's taking a position of siding with al qaeda and calling for jihad against america, he's pretty much said hey, i'm not an american anymore. at that point, it doesn't matter where he's born or what he's known for. he's taken sides with the enemy. and should be dealt with as much. i mean, the terrorists don't give us the consideration. they caught us on the street in the northeast somewhere and had an opportunity to behead us, they would do it in a heart beat. >> that's what some people are saying, though. some people see this as doing something that the terrorists would do. does that trouble you? >> well, you know, war ain't the playground. war is war. whether it be terrorists or on the streets of baghdad or wherever -- >> it ain't pretty. >> right.

these aren't a bunch of school kids going out there and playing around. these guys are constructing bombs and plotting plans to kill people that have, you know, really nothing to do with the war. >> i think all sides can agree, jason, the stakes are incredibly high. they are. let's get back to facebook. michael wrote this. as an american citizen, he should be treated the same as any other american. if a u.s. citizen commits a crime, they'll be arrested and brought to trial. if they resist arrest, the police are use the level of force necessary, including lethal force. they should try to arrest him and if he won't go quietly, take him out. >> yes, take him out before he takes out americans. a terrorist is a terrorist. doesn't matter where he's born. those are your thoughts. tried to present as many as possible. thank you for sharing your views with us on this one.

.thanks for the conversation. millions of americans smoke menthol cigarettes and now the government is one step closer to banning them. menthol cigarettes are overwhelmingly popular among african-americans. experts have looked at hundreds of studies on menthol cigarettes. and now a panel as a year to make a recommendation on whether menthols are more dangerous. 75% of african-american smokers use menthol brands and they've been advertised heavily in black communities. many african-american spokers view them as less harsh and less dangerous. but in's no evidence that menthol cigarettes are less lethal. african-americans smoke less cigarettes than white smoker, but they have higher lung cancers and rates of other

diseases. everyone should have mailed in their census forms last week. as we know, the president's race has been the subject of much discussion, but when it came to the census, the president gave only one answer to the question of his race. simply marking the box that says black, african-american or negro. the short census form does give people the option to declare themselves of mixed race if they choose to. the president's father was from kenya and his mother was from kansas. so you could say he is african-american in the truest sense of the word. spokesperson robert gibbs said the president had no hesitation.

got some breaking news to tell you about. the fbi got reports of a man threatening nancy pelosi. he apparently called her many times and called her husband's business office and reportedly spoke directly to the speaker at least one tile. time. we have some news out of

milledgeville, georgia. police and the georgia bureau of investigation say they've completed their investigation into the ben roethlisberger case. they were looking into a college student's allegation that the nfl quarterback allegedly sexually assaulted her last month. they've turned over all the information to the district attorney and now it's up to him to decide whether or not to press charges. louisiana police say a child was savagely beaten to death because she soiled herself. andrew roberts is charged with killing ruby bolen. andrew roberts was baby-sitting her and here's what the sheriff said happened. >> he was baby-sitting the child and in his own words was having a bad day. the child used the bathroom on herself and he basically attacked her at that point, picking her up by the feet and

slamming her head against the floor repeatedly. at first he took her to his grandmother saying she fell off the couch. a pilot of a plane that crashed is in fair condition. police want to talk to him. they found several weapons and ammunition in the plane. the faa is investigating the cause of the crash still. stocking fell back today as consumer borrowing fell even general motors reported a multibillion dollar loss. stephanie elam joins us from new york with a wrap-up of the trading day. hey, steph. >> not looking the way we like it to look. the dow continued to retreat from the 11,000 mark today. a drop in consumer borrowing and lacklustre earnings from general motors dragged on the major averages. so in the end, the dow tumbling 72 points to 10,897.

nasdaq lost a quarter of a percent. now, back to g.m. they reported nearly a $3.5 billion loss in the fourth quarter of 2009, mostly due to one-time charges. the automaker fared much worse than ford and toyota. gm did say that it sees a strong chance of returning to profitability this year. meanwhile, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke is sounding more upbeat about the country's economic outlook speaking in texas today. he said it's his best guess that economic conditions will continue to imfloouf year and added that growth will be strong enough to slowly reduce the unemployment rate, but he cautioned we're not out of the woods yet. tomorrow we'll get the weekly jobless claims report. analysts expect little change from last week for americans filing for first-time benefits. >> appreciate it, steph. thank you. ju . just when you thought flying couldn't get more expensive,

another airline plans another fee. spirit an line plans to charge for carry-on bags. $45 if you pay at the gate. $30 if you plan and pay in advance. members of the their club can get discounts. personal items like purses and laptops that fit under the seat will still be free and you can still wear your shoes and all that stuff, too. the space shuttle discovery was more complicated than usual because the antenna wasn't working. astronauts have to use other navigational tools. this is the first time four women are in space together at the same time. the mother of a florida girl savagely beaten outside her school last month said her daughter is showing signs of improvement. the latest on j josie ratley's condition.

we're hearing that an ambulance has been sent to the scene of the mining explosion that happened monday. it's been sent there as a precaution. moments ago, emergency officials said methane and carbon monoxide underground are still keeping searchers from going into the area where these men may be. they also said the miners' families understand the rescue operations have to wait until it's safe to send these crews in. >> the families understand their best chances if one of their loved ones could have made it to

the chamber, but with that, they know they' got time on their side in the chamber. they don't want to risk, and they told everyone here, so let's make sure that's what they're doing. once the federal and our state, we want to make sure they're ready to handle. 6 they lorered pipes into the holes, banged on them and tried to contact the missing miners. there was not a response. a total of five holes will be made. four of those are for ventilation to minimize the threat of another explosion and the fifth is to listen for signs of life. now, 5 miners were killed in this blast. two others are in the hospital. we don't know yet what caused the explosion. we do know massey, the company that owns the mine has been cited for more than 100afe

and environmental violations this year alone. it has also paid record fines. mining families and others in tight-knit raleigh county came together yesterday. they're clinging to each other, clinging to hope, but they know as time passes, the odds turn against the men trapped underground. >> i have to hold on to that hope. even though it may be, you know, just from a tiny string or web, all of us, until we know for sure that we have to hold on to that hope. >> we're closely following the search for the missing miners. we'll try to give you all the details as they come in. an apartment building in boston has been cleared after a nine-alarm fire that broke out just after 2:00 in the afternoon eastern time on the seventh floor of this building. so firefighters obviously had to use ladders to to get these people out. four people were rescued from the fire, taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries one firefighter had to

be hospitalized with chest pains. fire officials say the building doesn't have any sprinklers because it was built before they were required. the red cross has been called in to help the folks who live there. the fbi has arrested a man for threatening speaker of the house nancy pelosi. he called her home and offices in washington dozens of time thymes. he called her husband at his business. he even reportedly spoke to pelosi at least once. tiger woods has gotten harsh criticism over the past few months. but perhaps no more pointed than from the chairman of the augusta golf club. billy payne ripped the golfer over the second scandal that rocked his career. >> is there a way forward? i hope yes. i think yes. but never will his performance in the future be measured by his

performance against par, but the sincerity of his efforts to change. i hope he now realizes that every kid he passes on the course wants his swing, but would settle for his smile. i hope he can come to understand that life's greatest rewards are reserved for those who bring joy to the lives of other people. >> of course, woods hasn't played competitive golf since the scandal broke last thanksgiving weekend. the big question on everyone's mind is how has it affected his golf game. we've been following the golfer at augusta national today. >> tiger was out here practicing. i came out here and followed him around far while. and i've noticed that the crowds have really grown around tiger woods. they've become more demonstrative, more gregarious. maybe it's the power of suggestion, but they've been cheering him more and more and he appears to be feeding off of that energy and enthusiasm, and

looks like he is really out to win this tournament, not just make an appearance. now, earlier in the week, as you know, tiger gave an apology to his fellow golfers. most said it wasn't necessary, but some said they appreciated it. >> he didn't have to do it. i don't think anyone personally held it against him. i don't think he set out with any intention to draw this sort of attention to himself. so it was nice. there might be a few players who are grumpy about it, but we've been answering questions about tiger for 15 years. so it's no different. >> meanwhile, the greatest golfer in the world, jack nicklaus was asked, you know a lot of people aren't giving tiger a chance because he's taken a five-month layoff. but nicklaus said he's not here to make an appearance, either. no, he's out here to win this thing. >> why do you think he's here? i mean, i mean, i don't think he's here for his health. i think he's here to play golf. that's what he is.

it's his first major of the year. he's taken large steps to get his life back in order. and he wants to play golf. he's excited about wanting to play. i think that's great for him and i think that's great for the game. >> you can get comprehensive coverage of tiger woods' return right here on hln. we'll be reporting live from augusta national all week. kate gosselin lives to dance another day, but her latest gig has her ex steaming mad. find out jon's latest legal move.

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market or not? there's a lot of talk he might announce his engagement to his girlfriend kate middleton soon. a high-placed source says the june 3 and 4 have been mysteriously blocked out on palace diaries. during an appearance, editor tina brown said a royal wedding couldn't come at a better time. >> britain is -- one thing that's very similar now between the mood of diana's wedding and the moot of a possible kate and william wedding is that mood in england. it's sour, sour, sour right now. coming out of 13 years of a labor government, a terrible recessi recession, the post banking -- you know, they've had a meltdown, too. tax is high. unemployment is high. and there's a really bad temper in the country. and just as with diana and charles, that wedding lifted in and out of a bad recession. >> hln hasn't been able to confirm the story, buckingham palace, though, said no skment. comment.

martina navratilova says she has breast cancer. she's going to start six weeks of radiation next month. she waited four years between mammograms, and if she had let it slide one more year, it could have been much more serious. well, a new battle is reportedly shaping up between jon and kate gosselin. just a short while ago, john filed court papers over custody of their eight kids. "showbiz tonight's" a.j. hammer is in new york. no, he didn't. >> yeah, here we go. new lawyer for jon gosselin, richelle. and jon has hired this attorney to fight for primary custody of the eight children. just after jon's lawyer filed the papers in court, his

attorney said kate gas lyosseli not been there for the eight kids and is using them to gain fame, telling us she's focused her entire time on making a name for herself. it's the fact that she has eight children that gives her the uniqueness. that strikes me as pretty hypocrite call. the way i've seen it, jon's uniqueness also comes from the fact that he has those eight kids and he's also trying to make a name for himself in showbiz. jon also this that kate doesn't spend as much time with the kids. a lot of people may see that as a legitimate gripe. but i've got to point out, the reason right now that kate may even appear to be what jon calls absent is because she's actually earning a paycheck, richelle. she's making lots and lots of money so she can support the eight children. i can't blame her for that. >> you don't want me to comment on jon's uniqueness in other ways, i won't do that. so what is kate saying for herself?

>> kate said she's not going to comment on custody discussions. she did say, however, i am and always will be a mother first, but as a single working mom,ly do everything necessary to provide for my kids, despite the opinions of others. kate is a working mom, like any other working mom who has taken what appear, at least to me, to be proper steps towards her children's care, while she's working. unless we're missing something here, and who knows, maybe we are, but jon seems pretty out of line with this. i certainly have been quick to criticize kate in the past while her reality show was on the air. and i'm sure kate has many motives for doing "dancing with the stars" but i imagine and i would like to belief the money she's earning to care for her family was at the top of the list for those motives. there's no way i can fault her for that. >> somebody has to bring in the payche paycheck, a.j. come on. >> i have a special little chart. i've had the crack showbiz

graphics department working on this all day long so we can break down for you exactly how much money who's making here. and i think you'll agree that, yeah, kate has to be making money, because somebody else may not be making money. well, today on "showbiz tonight" we'll have much more on all the jon and kate battle. the explosive new jon and kate drama. now live at 5:00, and we are still tv's most provocative entertainment news show. we will see you in 16 minutes, 52 seconds. >> great, i can't wait to see that chart. that's going to be fantastic. >> they're still doing the final touches on that. you won't want to miss that. >> nice, a.j. ever been to smoky mountain. not talking about the mountain range in tennessee. it's the one in the philippines. apparent litly it's not pretty. >> reporter: for decades, this was the face of poverty in the philippines.

smoky mountain, the rubbish dump of manila where tens of thousands of the city's urban pour would sift through 2 million tons of waste each day for their livelihood. the land fill closed in 1990, and its residents moved into government housing next door. now a different type of rubbish is keeping this community alive. with help of sustainable project management and international development agency, smoky mountain has its own cooperative based around a recycling plant. it supporting more than 500 people, including former scavenger ramon. >> my life is better now. i'm still dealing with trash, but it's not household trash. it's cleaner trash. >> 120 tons of rubbish is brought to the plant each month and recycled. last year, the co-op made $40,000. a modest gain, but most of the profits went back to the workers. as many people continue to fall through the cracks, the co-op is

hoping in time it can extend its program and help other families. >> the difference between what the kids are going to be able to do in their lives versus what the parents had for themselves is going to be a very big difference. >> reporter: and it's that difference that could break the cycle of poverty. >> again, that was anna corin reporting. would you be surprised to learn that virginia is celebrating con federal history month? is it state history or offens e offensive? your views just ahead.

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eyes but doesn't respond to command yet. hilda ratney says seeing her taught they are way has been very difficult. >> my life has changed a lot. my daughter is not there when i'm hope. i can't really sit down and watch tv because we used watch. i won't even go in the kitchen and cook because we used to do that together. we joke around. when i'm home, i cry and i stay in bed. that's what i do. and i pray. that my baby will come back to me the way she was when she left my home that day. police say 15-year-old wayne tracy kicked josie in the head with steel-toed boots after she sent him a text message. he's charged with attempted murder. >> how do i get involved and really make my voice heard? >> virginia's republican

governor bob mcdonnell has declared april confederate history month. it's the first time since 2001 it's celebrated the secession of the slave-holding union in 1881. he says he wants to focus on civil war history. political insiders said mcdonnell issued the proclamation to strengthen his position with virginia's conservative voters. this has been a popular "your views" topic today. a lot of comments. we pulled some of them. let me read them for you. taylor sent this. nothing about con federal history month says it is glor y glorifying or condoning anything that went on in that time. it's part of american history, regardless of how people feel about it, it's a freedom of speech issue. what right does anyone have to deny the governor such a celebration. anyone who is opposed to this is trying to ignore their own past and that seems more offensive than remembering what happens.

>> dennis say well, i guess governor mcdonnell thinks this will promote tourism. well, he can count me out of visiting his state. the governor is governing for some of the people of virginia. i guess it will soon change the motto from virginia is for lovers to virginia is for racists. okay. christina says confederate history month? i'm all for it. we have black history month, so why not? i'm so proud to be a southerner and would love to have love to y state of alabama. let's hope the rest of the southern states catch on and let's show our southern pride. we have had heated comments all day. we just wanted to share a few of them with you. just when you thought the airlines added an extra charge on everything, spirit airlines took the cake. they will charge passengers for carry-on baggage. one way fee 45 buck$45 bucks.

the $9 fare club can get a discount. paid carry on bags to one pr customer. things that fit under your seat are still free. a washington boy is making his mark after saving the lives of his friends. they was snowboarding when an avalanche hit. they called 911, then dug out the other guy. >> there was like two feet of snow on top of his head. it was hard for us to find his head. i stuck my hands urnds his helmet. his lips were purple. there was blood all over the snow. >> i can't let go of that kid. he's like my own son now. he's part of the family and will be forever. who

might have brought it home from a clinic where she worked. caylee had trouble sleeping when she wanted to go out. a medical professional said it's no longer commonly used as an anesthetic. police in the georgia bureau of investigation say they have completed their investigation in the ben roethlisberger's case. they were looking into the allegation that he sexually molested her. it's up to him to decide whether to press charges. a 13-year-old boy wants to

be the youngest person to climb mt. everest. he's on his way to making it happen. he and his dad left monday for nepal. he hopes the climb will inspire other people. >> get up off the couch, get outside and do things. set goals in life. living an active and healthy lifestyle. >> are you talking to me, young man? i guess you are. he's no rookie mountain climber. he's climbed five of the seven highest peaks on earth. parts of kansas look like they have been hit by a spring snowstorm. it's snow. pea-sized hail. outside of wichita for nearly a half hour fell in lawrence. it's about half way from kansas city to topeka. one state a hoping to tap a revenue scheme. lawmakers in washington state are debating a new beer tax to raise $800 million.

it would increase the price of an average six pack up to 50 cents. >> beer is not one of the necessities of life. it's a choice. i say that as someone who enjoys beer. >> gotta tax something. might as well be beer, i guess. make it something they have a choice of taking part in or not taking part in. >> washington state microbreweries would be exempt from the tax. sandra bullock is denying there are sex tapes of her and her husband jesse james. bullock says, this is a quote, there never has been and there never will be one. everyone claimed they have had affairs with james hins he married the actress. time to check in with a.j. hammer to see what's coming up. >> snou on "showbiz tonight" live at 5:00, jon and kate battle. sandra bullocks denial and

lindsay's new stepmom and surprising engagementment lohan clan. we'll see you at the top of the hour.